A) biography B) historical fiction C) realistic fiction D) folktale
A) first person, Joey B) first person, Euven C) third person, narrator D) It isn't from anyone's point of view.
A) Camden, South Carolina B) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania C) Boston, Massachusetts D) Saratoga , New York
A) He gave land to build a church. B) He owns many businesses, and is one of the town's founders. C) He pays Euven to teach Joseph. D) He is a part of the Revolutionary War
A) to practice letter writing B) to practice his penmanship C) to help ease his worries D) to prepare him for college in England
A) initiative B) pride C) courage D) cooperation
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) Euven convinced them it was the peaceful thing to do. 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) The preacher's wife made a big, beautiful flag.
A) It is one of the larger, finer homes. B) It is the middle of town. C) It sits on a hill. D) It has a nice garden.
A) sneaky, untrustworthy B) older, wiser C) confident, protected D) uneasy, scared
A) He knows Bermuda is a nice place. B) He won't get smallpox there. C) He will be writing letters every day. D) He won't be killed; he will be traded for other prisoners when the war is over.
A) He must apologize to Keegan. B) He must watch men die on the gallows. C) He must sweep the floor for him. D) He must write letters for British soldiers.
A) He becomes a soldier. B) He hides his father's gun in the wood box. C) He becomes a scribe. D) He watches men die at the gallows.
A) sends letters for others B) writes letters for others C) receives letters for others. D) delivers letters for others
A) He's afraid his family will be exposed to smallpox. B) He wants to get back at Keegan. C) He wants Biddy to cook. D) He wants to keep his family warm.
A) He has his hands and feet chained for three days in the keeping room. B) He is sent to the gallows with the rest of the prisoners. 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 doesn't want them anymore. C) It lets us know Joseph is growing up and has formed his own ideas (instead of his father's) about things in life. D) It lets us know Euven is not coming back to teach.
A) He now understands how to listen. B) He now likes the British. C) He is now at peace with himself since the war began. D) He doesn't have anything else to do.
A) Euven and his mom believe it's wrong and now he does too. B) Cato has been nice to him. C) He now understands from experience what it is like to be enslaved and without freedom. D) He thinks his dad's ideas are foolish.
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 take down the gallows. C) They destroy furniture and parts of the house. D) They tell Joseph and Cato to leave.
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) Letter writing solves problems. C) Learning at home is best. D) War changes all things including people. |