A) realistic fiction B) historical fiction C) biography D) folktale
A) third person, narrator B) first person, Euven C) first person, Joey D) It isn't from anyone's point of view.
A) Camden, South Carolina B) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania C) Saratoga , New York 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 prepare him for college in England B) to practice his penmanship C) to practice letter writing D) to help ease his worries
A) cooperation B) pride C) initiative D) courage
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) Their gun powder has been moved to another town. B) The preacher's wife made a big, beautiful flag. C) Euven convinced them it was the peaceful thing to do. 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) older, wiser B) uneasy, scared C) confident, protected D) sneaky, untrustworthy
A) He will be writing letters every day. 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 knows Bermuda is a nice place.
A) He must sweep the floor for him. B) He must apologize to Keegan. C) He must watch men die on the gallows. D) He must write letters for British soldiers.
A) He becomes a scribe. B) He watches men die at the gallows. C) He becomes a soldier. D) He hides his father's gun in the wood box.
A) delivers letters for others B) writes letters for others C) sends letters for others D) receives letters for others.
A) He wants to keep his family warm. B) He wants to get back at Keegan. 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 is to be drawn and quartered like Enoch Groves. C) He has to go to Burndale with his family and is not allowed to come back. D) He is sent to the gallows with the rest of the prisoners.
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 now understands how to listen. 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 going to help Euven get up. B) He was going to grab the pistol from Joseph. C) He was going to get some tea. D) He was hoping to stop Watkins from firing his gun.
A) They tell Joseph and Cato to leave. B) They destroy furniture and parts of the house. C) They set the house on fire. D) They take down the gallows.
A) Joseph is able to put into words what he truly thinks and feels even though it differs from his father's ideas. B) Joseph wants to see his father. C) Joseph wants to upset his father. D) Joseph tells him about all the changes.
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. |