A) realistic fiction B) historical fiction C) folktale D) biography
A) first person, Joey B) first person, Euven C) It isn't from anyone's point of view. D) third person, narrator
A) Camden, South Carolina B) Saratoga , New York C) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania D) Boston, Massachusetts
A) He owns many businesses, and is one of the town's founders. B) He is a part of the Revolutionary War C) He pays Euven to teach Joseph. 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) initiative B) courage C) cooperation D) pride
A) They should join the British side. B) They should hide until it is over. C) They should fight with the Patriots. D) They should not take part. Everything will work out on its own.
A) Euven convinced them it was the peaceful thing to do. 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) Their gun powder has been moved to another town. D) The preacher's wife made a big, beautiful flag.
A) It is one of the larger, finer homes. B) It sits on a hill. C) It is the middle of town. D) It has a nice garden.
A) sneaky, untrustworthy B) confident, protected C) uneasy, scared D) older, wiser
A) He knows Bermuda is a nice place. B) He will be writing letters every day. C) He won't get smallpox there. D) He won't be killed; he will be traded for other prisoners when the war is over.
A) He must apologize to Keegan. B) He must watch men die on the gallows. C) He must sweep the floor for him. D) He must write letters for British soldiers.
A) He hides his father's gun in the wood box. B) He becomes a soldier. C) He becomes a scribe. D) He watches men die at the gallows.
A) delivers letters for others B) receives letters for others. C) sends letters for others D) writes letters for others
A) He wants to get back at Keegan. B) He wants to keep his family warm. C) He wants Biddy to cook. 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 sent to the gallows with the rest of the prisoners. D) He is to be drawn and quartered like Enoch Groves.
A) It lets us know Mary is smart. B) It lets us know Joseph doesn't want them anymore. C) It lets us know Euven is not coming back to teach. D) It lets us know Joseph is growing up and has formed his own ideas (instead of his father's) about things in life.
A) He doesn't have anything else to do. B) He is now at peace with himself since the war began. C) He now understands how to listen. D) He now likes the British.
A) He now understands from experience what it is like to be enslaved and without freedom. B) He thinks his dad's ideas are foolish. 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 get some tea. 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 grab the pistol from Joseph.
A) They tell Joseph and Cato to leave. B) They take down the gallows. C) They destroy furniture and parts of the house. D) They set the house on fire.
A) Joseph wants to upset his father. B) Joseph wants to see his father. C) Joseph tells him about all the changes. D) Joseph is able to put into words what he truly thinks and feels even though it differs from his father's ideas.
A) People on the opposite side of war are ALWAYS your enemy. B) Learning at home is best. C) Letter writing solves problems. D) War changes all things including people. |