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