A) biography B) realistic fiction C) folktale D) historical fiction
A) first person, Euven B) third person, narrator C) It isn't from anyone's point of view. D) first person, Joey
A) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania B) Saratoga , New York C) Boston, Massachusetts D) Camden, South Carolina
A) He pays Euven to teach Joseph. B) He owns many businesses, and is one of the town's founders. C) He gave land to build a church. D) He is a part of the Revolutionary War
A) to practice his penmanship B) to practice letter writing C) to prepare him for college in England D) to help ease his worries
A) initiative B) cooperation C) courage D) pride
A) They should not take part. Everything will work out on its own. B) They should hide until it is over. C) They should fight with the Patriots. D) They should join the British side.
A) The preacher's wife made a big, beautiful flag. B) Their gun powder has been moved to another town. 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 has a nice garden. B) It is one of the larger, finer homes. C) It sits on a hill. D) It is the middle of town.
A) uneasy, scared B) older, wiser C) sneaky, untrustworthy D) confident, protected
A) He knows Bermuda is a nice place. B) He won't get smallpox there. C) He will be writing letters every day. D) He won't be killed; he will be traded for other prisoners when the war is over.
A) He must apologize to Keegan. B) He must write letters for British soldiers. C) He must watch men die on the gallows. D) He must sweep the floor for him.
A) He becomes a soldier. B) He watches men die at the gallows. C) He becomes a scribe. D) He hides his father's gun in the wood box.
A) receives letters for others. B) writes letters for others C) delivers letters for others D) sends letters for others
A) He's afraid his family will be exposed to smallpox. B) He wants Biddy to cook. C) He wants to keep his family warm. D) He wants to get back at Keegan.
A) He has his hands and feet chained for three days in the keeping room. B) He is sent to the gallows with the rest of the prisoners. C) He is to be drawn and quartered like Enoch Groves. D) He has to go to Burndale with his family and is not allowed to come back.
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 Joseph doesn't want them anymore. D) It lets us know Mary is smart.
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) He now understands from experience what it is like to be enslaved and without freedom. B) He thinks his dad's ideas are foolish. C) Cato has been nice to him. D) Euven and his mom believe it's wrong and now he does too.
A) He was going to grab the pistol from Joseph. B) He was hoping to stop Watkins from firing his gun. C) He was going to help Euven get up. D) He was going to get some tea.
A) They destroy furniture and parts of the house. B) They take down the gallows. C) They tell Joseph and Cato to leave. D) They set the house on fire.
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) People on the opposite side of war are ALWAYS your enemy. B) Letter writing solves problems. C) War changes all things including people. D) Learning at home is best. |