A) realistic fiction B) biography C) historical fiction D) folktale
A) third person, narrator B) first person, Joey C) first person, Euven D) It isn't from anyone's point of view.
A) Saratoga , New York B) Boston, Massachusetts C) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania D) Camden, South Carolina
A) He gave land to build a church. B) He owns many businesses, and is one of the town's founders. C) He pays Euven to teach Joseph. D) He is a part of the Revolutionary War
A) to practice his penmanship B) to help ease his worries C) to practice letter writing D) to prepare him for college in England
A) pride B) cooperation C) courage D) initiative
A) They should fight with the Patriots. B) They should not take part. Everything will work out on its own. C) They should join the British side. D) They should hide until it is over.
A) Most of the town's men have gone away to fight and they have heard battle news that British soldiers show no mercy. B) The preacher's wife made a big, beautiful flag. C) Their gun powder has been moved to another town. D) Euven convinced them it was the peaceful thing to do.
A) It is one of the larger, finer homes. B) It is the middle of town. C) It sits on a hill. D) It has a nice garden.
A) sneaky, untrustworthy B) older, wiser C) confident, protected D) uneasy, scared
A) He won't be killed; he will be traded for other prisoners when the war is over. B) He will be writing letters every day. C) He won't get smallpox there. D) He knows Bermuda is a nice place.
A) He must watch men die on the gallows. B) He must apologize to Keegan. C) He must write letters for British soldiers. D) He must sweep the floor for him.
A) He becomes a scribe. B) He becomes a soldier. C) He hides his father's gun in the wood box. D) He watches men die at the gallows.
A) sends letters for others B) delivers letters for others C) writes letters for others D) receives letters for others.
A) He wants Biddy to cook. B) He wants to get back at Keegan. C) He wants to keep his family warm. D) He's afraid his family will be exposed to smallpox.
A) He has his hands and feet chained for three days in the keeping room. B) He has to go to Burndale with his family and is not allowed to come back. C) He is to be drawn and quartered like Enoch Groves. D) He is sent to the gallows with the rest of the prisoners.
A) It lets us know Joseph doesn't want them anymore. B) It lets us know Mary is smart. C) It lets us know Joseph is growing up and has formed his own ideas (instead of his father's) about things in life. D) It lets us know Euven is not coming back to teach.
A) He doesn't have anything else to do. B) He now likes the British. C) He is now at peace with himself since the war began. D) He now understands how to listen.
A) He thinks his dad's ideas are foolish. B) Cato has been nice to him. C) Euven and his mom believe it's wrong and now he does too. D) He now understands from experience what it is like to be enslaved and without freedom.
A) He was going to get some tea. B) He was going to help Euven get up. C) He was hoping to stop Watkins from firing his gun. D) He was going to grab the pistol from Joseph.
A) They destroy furniture and parts of the house. B) They take down the gallows. C) They set the house on fire. D) They tell Joseph and Cato to leave.
A) Joseph wants to see his father. B) Joseph wants to upset his father. C) Joseph is able to put into words what he truly thinks and feels even though it differs from his father's ideas. D) Joseph tells him about all the changes.
A) Letter writing solves problems. B) Learning at home is best. C) People on the opposite side of war are ALWAYS your enemy. D) War changes all things including people. |