A) historical fiction B) folktale C) realistic fiction D) biography
A) first person, Joey B) third person, narrator C) first person, Euven D) It isn't from anyone's point of view.
A) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania B) Saratoga , New York C) Boston, Massachusetts D) Camden, South Carolina
A) He pays Euven to teach Joseph. B) He owns many businesses, and is one of the town's founders. C) He is a part of the Revolutionary War D) He gave land to build a church.
A) to practice his penmanship B) to prepare him for college in England C) to help ease his worries D) to practice letter writing
A) pride B) courage C) initiative 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) Most of the town's men have gone away to fight and they have heard battle news that British soldiers show no mercy. B) Their gun powder has been moved to another town. C) Euven convinced them it was the peaceful thing to do. D) The preacher's wife made a big, beautiful flag.
A) It is the middle of town. B) It has a nice garden. C) It is one of the larger, finer homes. D) It sits on a hill.
A) confident, protected B) uneasy, scared C) older, wiser D) sneaky, untrustworthy
A) He won't get smallpox there. B) He won't be killed; he will be traded for other prisoners when the war is over. C) He knows Bermuda is a nice place. D) He will be writing letters every day.
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 becomes a scribe. B) He hides his father's gun in the wood box. C) He watches men die at the gallows. D) He becomes a soldier.
A) receives letters for others. B) sends letters for others C) delivers letters for others D) writes letters for others
A) He wants Biddy to cook. B) He's afraid his family will be exposed to smallpox. C) He wants to get back at Keegan. 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 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 Mary is smart. D) It lets us know Joseph doesn't want them anymore.
A) He is now at peace with himself since the war began. B) He doesn't have anything else to do. C) He now understands how to listen. D) He now likes the British.
A) Cato has been nice to him. B) He thinks his dad's ideas are foolish. 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 help Euven get up. D) He was going to grab the pistol from Joseph.
A) They take down the gallows. B) They destroy furniture and parts of the house. C) They tell Joseph and Cato to leave. D) They set the house on fire.
A) Joseph tells him about all the changes. B) Joseph wants to upset his father. C) Joseph wants to see his father. D) Joseph is able to put into words what he truly thinks and feels even though it differs from his father's ideas.
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. |