A) folktale B) biography C) realistic fiction D) historical fiction
A) first person, Euven B) first person, Joey C) It isn't from anyone's point of view. D) third person, narrator
A) Camden, South Carolina B) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania C) Boston, Massachusetts D) Saratoga , New York
A) He pays Euven to teach Joseph. B) He is a part of the Revolutionary War 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 help ease his worries C) to practice his penmanship D) to practice letter writing
A) pride B) courage C) initiative D) cooperation
A) They should join the British side. B) They should not take part. Everything will work out on its own. C) They should fight with the Patriots. D) They should hide until it is over.
A) The preacher's wife made a big, beautiful flag. B) Their gun powder has been moved to another town. 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) Euven convinced them it was the peaceful thing to do.
A) It sits on a hill. B) It has a nice garden. C) It is one of the larger, finer homes. D) It is the middle of town.
A) older, wiser B) sneaky, untrustworthy C) confident, protected D) uneasy, scared
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 watches men die at the gallows. B) He becomes a scribe. C) He becomes a soldier. D) He hides his father's gun in the wood box.
A) sends letters for others B) writes letters for others C) receives letters for others. D) delivers letters for others
A) He wants to get back at Keegan. B) He wants to keep his family warm. C) He's afraid his family will be exposed to smallpox. D) He wants Biddy to cook.
A) He has to go to Burndale with his family and is not allowed to come back. B) He has his hands and feet chained for three days in the keeping room. C) He is sent to the gallows with the rest of the prisoners. D) He is to be drawn and quartered like Enoch Groves.
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 Mary is smart. D) It lets us know Euven is not coming back to teach.
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) Cato has been nice to him. 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 destroy furniture and parts of the house. B) They tell Joseph and Cato to leave. C) They set the house on fire. D) They take down the gallows.
A) Joseph tells him about all the changes. 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 wants to see his father.
A) People on the opposite side of war are ALWAYS your enemy. B) Letter writing solves problems. C) War changes all things including people. D) Learning at home is best. |