A) biography B) folktale C) historical fiction 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) Saratoga , New York B) Camden, South Carolina C) Boston, Massachusetts D) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A) He gave land to build a church. B) He is a part of the Revolutionary War C) He owns many businesses, and is one of the town's founders. D) He pays Euven to teach Joseph.
A) to help ease his worries B) to practice letter writing C) to practice his penmanship D) to prepare him for college in England
A) pride B) initiative C) cooperation 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 join the British side. D) They should hide until it is over.
A) Euven convinced them it was the peaceful thing to do. B) The preacher's wife made a big, beautiful flag. C) Most of the town's men have gone away to fight and they have heard battle news that British soldiers show no mercy. 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 has a nice garden. D) It sits on a hill.
A) confident, protected B) older, wiser C) sneaky, untrustworthy D) uneasy, scared
A) He knows Bermuda is a nice place. 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 will be writing letters every day.
A) He must sweep the floor for him. B) He must apologize to Keegan. C) He must write letters for British soldiers. D) He must watch men die on the gallows.
A) He becomes a soldier. B) He becomes a scribe. C) He watches men die at the gallows. D) He hides his father's gun in the wood box.
A) sends letters for others B) delivers letters for others C) receives letters for others. D) writes letters for others
A) He wants Biddy to cook. B) He wants to keep his family warm. C) He wants to get back at Keegan. 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 is to be drawn and quartered like Enoch Groves. C) He has to go to Burndale with his family and is not allowed to come back. D) He has his hands and feet chained for three days in the keeping room.
A) It lets us know Joseph doesn't want them anymore. 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 Euven is not coming back to teach. D) It lets us know Mary is smart.
A) He now understands how to listen. B) He is now at peace with himself since the war began. C) He now likes the British. D) He doesn't have anything else to do.
A) He thinks his dad's ideas are foolish. B) Cato has been nice to him. 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 help Euven get up. D) He was going to grab the pistol from Joseph.
A) They take down the gallows. B) They set the house on fire. C) They destroy furniture and parts of the house. D) They tell Joseph and Cato to leave.
A) Joseph is able to put into words what he truly thinks and feels even though it differs from his father's ideas. B) Joseph tells him about all the changes. C) Joseph wants to see his father. D) Joseph wants to upset his father.
A) War changes all things including people. B) Learning at home is best. C) People on the opposite side of war are ALWAYS your enemy. D) Letter writing solves problems. |