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