A) biography B) folktale C) historical fiction D) realistic fiction
A) third person, narrator B) first person, Euven C) It isn't from anyone's point of view. D) first person, Joey
A) Camden, South Carolina B) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania C) Boston, Massachusetts D) Saratoga , New York
A) He owns many businesses, and is one of the town's founders. B) He gave land to build a church. C) He pays Euven to teach Joseph. D) He is a part of the Revolutionary War
A) to practice his penmanship B) to help ease his worries C) to prepare him for college in England D) to practice letter writing
A) pride B) initiative C) cooperation D) courage
A) They should join the British side. B) They should fight with the Patriots. C) They should hide until it is over. D) They should not take part. Everything will work out on its own.
A) Most of the town's men have gone away to fight and they have heard battle news that British soldiers show no mercy. B) Euven convinced them it was the peaceful thing to do. 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 has a nice garden. C) It sits on a hill. D) It is the middle of town.
A) confident, protected B) uneasy, scared C) sneaky, untrustworthy D) older, wiser
A) He won't be killed; he will be traded for other prisoners when the war is over. B) He knows Bermuda is a nice place. C) He will be writing letters every day. 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 hides his father's gun in the wood box. B) He becomes a scribe. C) He becomes a soldier. D) He watches men die at the gallows.
A) delivers letters for others B) sends letters for others C) writes 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 to be drawn and quartered like Enoch Groves. 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 has his hands and feet chained for three days in the keeping room.
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 Mary is smart. 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 now understands how to listen. B) He now likes the British. C) He is now at peace with himself since the war began. D) He doesn't have anything else to do.
A) Cato has been nice to him. B) Euven and his mom believe it's wrong and now he does too. C) He thinks his dad's ideas are foolish. 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 destroy furniture and parts of the house. B) They tell Joseph and Cato to leave. C) They set the house on fire. D) They take down the gallows.
A) Joseph wants to upset his father. B) Joseph tells him about all the changes. C) Joseph wants to see his father. D) Joseph is able to put into words what he truly thinks and feels even though it differs from his father's ideas.
A) Letter writing solves problems. B) People on the opposite side of war are ALWAYS your enemy. C) War changes all things including people. D) Learning at home is best. |