A) historical fiction B) folktale C) realistic fiction D) biography
A) first person, Euven B) third person, narrator C) first person, Joey D) It isn't from anyone's point of view.
A) Boston, Massachusetts B) Saratoga , New York C) Camden, South Carolina D) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A) He owns many businesses, and is one of the town's founders. B) He pays Euven to teach Joseph. C) He gave land to build a church. D) He is a part of the Revolutionary War
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) courage B) pride C) cooperation D) initiative
A) They should join the British side. B) They should hide until it is over. 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) Their gun powder has been moved to another town. D) Euven convinced them it was the peaceful thing to do.
A) It is one of the larger, finer homes. B) It sits on a hill. C) It has a nice garden. D) It is the middle of town.
A) older, wiser B) uneasy, scared 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 will be writing letters every day. C) He knows Bermuda is a nice place. D) He won't get smallpox there.
A) He must write letters for British soldiers. B) He must watch men die on the gallows. C) He must apologize to Keegan. D) He must sweep the floor for him.
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) delivers letters for others B) receives letters for others. C) writes letters for others D) sends letters for others
A) He wants Biddy to cook. B) He's afraid his family will be exposed to smallpox. C) He wants to keep his family warm. D) He wants to get back at Keegan.
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 is to be drawn and quartered like Enoch Groves. 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 Euven is not coming back to teach. C) It lets us know Joseph doesn't want them anymore. D) It lets us know Mary is smart.
A) He now likes the British. B) He doesn't have anything else to do. C) He now understands how to listen. D) He is now at peace with himself since the war began.
A) He thinks his dad's ideas are foolish. B) Euven and his mom believe it's wrong and now he does too. C) He now understands from experience what it is like to be enslaved and without freedom. D) Cato has been nice to him.
A) He was hoping to stop Watkins from firing his gun. B) He was going to grab the pistol from Joseph. C) He was going to get some tea. D) He was going to help Euven get up.
A) They tell Joseph and Cato to leave. B) They set the house on fire. C) They take down the gallows. D) They destroy furniture and parts of the house.
A) Joseph wants to see his father. B) Joseph wants to upset his father. C) Joseph is able to put into words what he truly thinks and feels even though it differs from his father's ideas. D) Joseph tells him about all the changes.
A) People on the opposite side of war are ALWAYS your enemy. B) Learning at home is best. C) War changes all things including people. D) Letter writing solves problems. |