A) realistic fiction B) biography C) historical fiction D) folktale
A) It isn't from anyone's point of view. B) third person, narrator C) first person, Joey D) first person, Euven
A) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania B) Camden, South Carolina C) Saratoga , New York D) Boston, Massachusetts
A) He gave land to build a church. B) He is a part of the Revolutionary War C) He pays Euven to teach Joseph. D) He owns many businesses, and is one of the town's founders.
A) to practice his penmanship B) to practice letter writing C) to prepare him for college in England D) to help ease his worries
A) courage B) initiative C) pride D) cooperation
A) They should not take part. Everything will work out on its own. B) They should hide until it is over. C) They should join the British side. D) They should fight with the Patriots.
A) The preacher's wife made a big, beautiful flag. B) Their gun powder has been moved to another town. C) Euven convinced them it was the peaceful thing to do. D) Most of the town's men have gone away to fight and they have heard battle news that British soldiers show no mercy.
A) It sits on a hill. B) It is one of the larger, finer homes. C) It has a nice garden. D) It is the middle of town.
A) older, wiser B) sneaky, untrustworthy C) uneasy, scared D) confident, protected
A) He will be writing letters every day. B) He knows Bermuda is a nice place. C) He won't get smallpox there. D) He won't be killed; he will be traded for other prisoners when the war is over.
A) He must write letters for British soldiers. B) He must watch men die on the gallows. C) He must sweep the floor for him. D) He must apologize to Keegan.
A) He watches men die at the gallows. B) He hides his father's gun in the wood box. C) He becomes a scribe. D) He becomes a soldier.
A) writes letters for others B) receives letters for others. C) delivers letters for others D) sends 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 sent to the gallows with the rest of the prisoners. 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 to be drawn and quartered like Enoch Groves.
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 Mary is smart. C) It lets us know Joseph doesn't want them anymore. D) It lets us know Euven is not coming back to teach.
A) He now likes the British. B) He now understands how to listen. C) He is now at peace with himself since the war began. D) He doesn't have anything else to do.
A) He thinks his dad's ideas are foolish. B) Cato has been nice to him. C) He now understands from experience what it is like to be enslaved and without freedom. D) Euven and his mom believe it's wrong and now he does too.
A) He was going to get some tea. B) He was hoping to stop Watkins from firing his gun. C) He was going to grab the pistol from Joseph. D) He was going to help Euven get up.
A) They tell Joseph and Cato to leave. B) They take down the gallows. C) They destroy furniture and parts of the house. D) They set the house on fire.
A) Joseph wants to upset 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 see his father. D) Joseph tells him about all the changes.
A) War changes all things including people. B) Letter writing solves problems. C) People on the opposite side of war are ALWAYS your enemy. D) Learning at home is best. |