A) historical fiction B) biography C) folktale D) realistic fiction
A) It isn't from anyone's point of view. B) first person, Joey C) third person, narrator D) first person, Euven
A) Boston, Massachusetts B) Saratoga , New York C) Camden, South Carolina D) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A) He owns many businesses, and is one of the town's founders. B) He pays Euven to teach Joseph. C) He is a part of the Revolutionary War D) He gave land to build a church.
A) to practice his penmanship B) to practice letter writing C) to help ease his worries D) to prepare him for college in England
A) cooperation B) pride C) courage D) initiative
A) They should fight with the Patriots. B) They should not take part. Everything will work out on its own. C) They should join the British side. D) They should hide until it is over.
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 sits on a hill. C) It has a nice garden. D) It is the middle of town.
A) uneasy, scared B) older, wiser C) sneaky, untrustworthy D) confident, protected
A) He will be writing letters every day. B) He knows Bermuda is a nice place. 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 watch men die on the gallows. B) He must apologize to Keegan. C) He must write letters for British soldiers. D) He must sweep the floor for him.
A) He becomes a scribe. B) He becomes a soldier. C) He watches men die at the gallows. D) He hides his father's gun in the wood box.
A) receives letters for others. B) sends letters for others C) writes letters for others D) delivers letters for others
A) He wants to keep his family warm. B) He wants to get back at Keegan. C) He's afraid his family will be exposed to smallpox. D) He wants Biddy to cook.
A) He is sent to the gallows with the rest of the prisoners. B) He has his hands and feet chained for three days in the keeping room. C) He has to go to Burndale with his family and is not allowed to come back. D) He is to be drawn and quartered like Enoch Groves.
A) It lets us know Joseph is growing up and has formed his own ideas (instead of his father's) about things in life. 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 Mary is smart.
A) He now likes the British. B) He is now at peace with himself since the war began. C) He doesn't have anything else to do. 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 going to get some tea. B) He was hoping to stop Watkins from firing his gun. C) He was going to grab the pistol from Joseph. D) He was going to help Euven get up.
A) They destroy furniture and parts of the house. B) They tell Joseph and Cato to leave. C) They take down the gallows. D) They set the house on fire.
A) Joseph wants to see his father. B) Joseph tells him about all the changes. C) Joseph wants to upset 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) War changes all things including people. B) Learning at home is best. C) Letter writing solves problems. D) People on the opposite side of war are ALWAYS your enemy. |