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