A) folktale B) historical fiction C) biography D) realistic fiction
A) third person, narrator B) first person, Joey C) first person, Euven D) It isn't from anyone's point of view.
A) Camden, South Carolina B) Saratoga , New York C) Boston, Massachusetts 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 practice his penmanship B) to prepare him for college in England C) to help ease his worries D) to practice letter writing
A) initiative B) courage C) cooperation D) pride
A) They should fight with the Patriots. B) They should join the British side. C) They should not take part. Everything will work out on its own. D) They should hide until it is over.
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) The preacher's wife made a big, beautiful flag. D) Euven convinced them it was the peaceful thing to do.
A) It is the middle of town. B) It is one of the larger, finer homes. C) It has a nice garden. D) It sits on a hill.
A) confident, protected B) older, wiser C) uneasy, scared D) sneaky, untrustworthy
A) He will be writing letters every day. B) He won't get smallpox there. C) He won't be killed; he will be traded for other prisoners when the war is over. D) He knows Bermuda is a nice place.
A) He must sweep the floor for him. B) He must watch men die on the gallows. C) He must write letters for British soldiers. D) He must apologize to Keegan.
A) He watches men die at the gallows. B) He becomes a soldier. C) He becomes a scribe. 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 get back at Keegan. B) He wants to keep his family warm. C) He's afraid his family will be exposed to smallpox. D) He wants Biddy to cook.
A) He has to go to Burndale with his family and is not allowed to come back. B) He is to be drawn and quartered like Enoch Groves. 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 likes the British. B) He doesn't have anything else to do. C) He is now at peace with himself since the war began. D) He now understands how to listen.
A) Cato has been nice to him. B) He now understands from experience what it is like to be enslaved and without freedom. C) He thinks his dad's ideas are foolish. D) Euven and his mom believe it's wrong and now he does too.
A) He was hoping to stop Watkins from firing his gun. B) He was going to grab the pistol from Joseph. C) He was going to get some tea. D) He was going to help Euven get up.
A) They set the house on fire. B) They take down the gallows. C) They destroy furniture and parts of the house. 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) Learning at home is best. B) War changes all things including people. C) Letter writing solves problems. D) People on the opposite side of war are ALWAYS your enemy. |