A) historical fiction B) biography C) realistic fiction D) folktale
A) first person, Euven B) first person, Joey C) third person, narrator D) It isn't from anyone's point of view.
A) Saratoga , New York B) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania C) Boston, Massachusetts D) Camden, South Carolina
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 prepare him for college in England C) to practice his penmanship D) to practice letter writing
A) initiative B) courage C) pride D) cooperation
A) They should hide until it is over. B) They should join the British side. C) They should not take part. Everything will work out on its own. 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 is one of the larger, finer homes. B) It is the middle of town. C) It has a nice garden. D) It sits on a hill.
A) confident, protected B) uneasy, scared C) older, wiser D) sneaky, untrustworthy
A) He won't get smallpox there. B) He will be writing letters every day. 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 write letters for British soldiers. B) He must sweep the floor for him. C) He must watch men die on the gallows. D) He must apologize to Keegan.
A) He becomes a soldier. B) He becomes a scribe. C) He hides his father's gun in the wood box. D) He watches men die at the gallows.
A) writes letters for others B) receives letters for others. C) sends letters for others D) delivers 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 has to go to Burndale with his family and is not allowed to come back. B) He is sent to the gallows with the rest of the prisoners. C) He has his hands and feet chained for three days in the keeping room. 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 doesn't want them anymore. C) It lets us know Euven is not coming back to teach. D) It lets us know Joseph is growing up and has formed his own ideas (instead of his father's) about things in life.
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) He now understands from experience what it is like to be enslaved and without freedom. C) Euven and his mom believe it's wrong and now he does too. D) He thinks his dad's ideas are foolish.
A) He was going to get some tea. 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 grab the pistol from Joseph.
A) They take down the gallows. B) They tell Joseph and Cato to leave. C) They destroy furniture and parts of the house. D) They set the house on fire.
A) Joseph wants to see 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 wants to upset his father. D) Joseph tells him about all the changes.
A) People on the opposite side of war are ALWAYS your enemy. B) War changes all things including people. C) Learning at home is best. D) Letter writing solves problems. |