A) folktale B) historical fiction C) biography D) realistic fiction
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) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania D) Boston, Massachusetts
A) He pays Euven to teach Joseph. B) He gave land to build a church. C) He owns many businesses, and is one of the town's founders. 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) initiative B) cooperation C) pride 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) 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) The preacher's wife made a big, beautiful flag. D) Their gun powder has been moved to another town.
A) It is the middle of town. B) It is one of the larger, finer homes. C) It sits on a hill. D) It has a nice garden.
A) confident, protected B) sneaky, untrustworthy C) uneasy, scared D) older, wiser
A) He won't be killed; he will be traded for other prisoners when the war is over. B) He won't get smallpox there. C) He will be writing letters every day. 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 apologize to Keegan. D) He must write letters for British soldiers.
A) He becomes a soldier. B) He becomes a scribe. C) He hides his father's gun in the wood box. D) He watches men die at the gallows.
A) receives letters for others. B) delivers letters for others C) sends letters for others D) writes 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 is sent to the gallows with the rest of the prisoners. B) He has to go to Burndale with his family and is not allowed to come back. C) He has his hands and feet chained for three days in the keeping room. 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 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 doesn't have anything else to do. B) He now likes the British. 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 thinks his dad's ideas are foolish. C) Euven and his mom believe it's wrong and now he does too. D) He now understands from experience what it is like to be enslaved and without freedom.
A) He was hoping to stop Watkins from firing his gun. B) He was going to get some tea. C) He was going to grab the pistol from Joseph. D) He was going to help Euven get up.
A) They tell Joseph and Cato to leave. B) They take down the gallows. C) They set the house on fire. D) They destroy furniture and parts of the house.
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) People on the opposite side of war are ALWAYS your enemy. D) Letter writing solves problems. |