A) realistic fiction B) folktale C) biography D) historical fiction
A) It isn't from anyone's point of view. B) third person, narrator C) first person, Joey D) first person, Euven
A) Boston, Massachusetts B) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania C) Saratoga , New York D) Camden, South Carolina
A) He owns many businesses, and is one of the town's founders. B) He is a part of the Revolutionary War C) He gave land to build a church. D) He pays Euven to teach Joseph.
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) courage B) cooperation C) initiative D) pride
A) They should hide until it is over. B) They should fight with the Patriots. C) They should not take part. Everything will work out on its own. 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) Their gun powder has been moved to another town. C) Euven convinced them it was the peaceful thing to do. 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 is the middle of town. D) It has a nice garden.
A) uneasy, scared B) older, wiser C) confident, protected D) sneaky, untrustworthy
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 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 hides his father's gun in the wood box. C) He watches men die at the gallows. D) He becomes a scribe.
A) writes letters for others B) delivers letters for others C) sends letters for others D) receives letters for others.
A) He wants to get back at Keegan. B) He wants Biddy to cook. C) He wants to keep his family warm. D) He's afraid his family will be exposed to smallpox.
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 Joseph is growing up and has formed his own ideas (instead of his father's) about things in life. B) It lets us know Mary is smart. C) It lets us know Joseph doesn't want them anymore. D) It lets us know Euven is not coming back to teach.
A) He is now at peace with himself since the war began. B) He now likes the British. C) He now understands how to listen. 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 grab the pistol from Joseph. B) He was going to get some tea. C) He was going to help Euven get up. D) He was hoping to stop Watkins from firing his gun.
A) They take down the gallows. B) They destroy furniture and parts of the house. 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) War changes all things including people. B) Letter writing solves problems. C) People on the opposite side of war are ALWAYS your enemy. D) Learning at home is best. |