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