A) folktale B) historical fiction C) realistic fiction D) biography
A) first person, Joey B) It isn't from anyone's point of view. C) first person, Euven D) third person, narrator
A) Saratoga , New York B) Boston, Massachusetts C) Camden, South Carolina D) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A) He is a part of the Revolutionary War B) He pays Euven to teach Joseph. C) He owns many businesses, and is one of the town's founders. D) He gave land to build a church.
A) to prepare him for college in England B) to practice letter writing C) to help ease his worries D) to practice his penmanship
A) pride B) courage C) initiative D) cooperation
A) They should hide until it is over. B) They should not take part. Everything will work out on its own. C) They should join the British side. D) They should fight with the Patriots.
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) The preacher's wife made a big, beautiful flag. C) Euven convinced them it was the peaceful thing to do. D) Their gun powder has been moved to another town.
A) It has a nice garden. B) It is the middle of town. C) It sits on a hill. D) It is one of the larger, finer homes.
A) sneaky, untrustworthy B) uneasy, scared C) older, wiser D) confident, protected
A) He will be writing letters every day. 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 knows Bermuda is a nice place.
A) He must sweep the floor for him. B) He must apologize to Keegan. C) He must watch men die on the gallows. D) He must write letters for British soldiers.
A) He becomes a scribe. B) He hides his father's gun in the wood box. C) He watches men die at the gallows. D) He becomes a soldier.
A) writes letters for others B) receives letters for others. C) delivers letters for others D) sends letters for others
A) He wants Biddy to cook. B) He wants to keep his family warm. C) He's afraid his family will be exposed to smallpox. D) He wants to get back at Keegan.
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 Mary is smart. 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 Joseph doesn't want them anymore.
A) He doesn't have anything else to do. B) He now understands how to listen. C) He is now at peace with himself since the war began. D) He now likes the British.
A) Euven and his mom believe it's wrong and now he does too. 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) Cato has been nice to him.
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 get some tea. D) He was going to help Euven get up.
A) They set the house on fire. B) They destroy furniture and parts of the house. C) They take down the gallows. 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 wants to see his father. C) Joseph tells him about all the changes. D) Joseph wants to upset his father.
A) Letter writing solves problems. B) War changes all things including people. C) People on the opposite side of war are ALWAYS your enemy. D) Learning at home is best. |