A) realistic fiction B) historical fiction C) folktale D) biography
A) third person, narrator B) first person, Euven C) It isn't from anyone's point of view. D) first person, Joey
A) Boston, Massachusetts B) Saratoga , New York C) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania D) Camden, South Carolina
A) He gave land to build a church. B) He pays Euven to teach Joseph. C) He owns many businesses, and is one of the town's founders. D) He is a part of the Revolutionary War
A) to practice his penmanship B) to prepare him for college in England C) to practice letter writing D) to help ease his worries
A) pride B) cooperation C) courage D) initiative
A) They should fight with the Patriots. B) They should not take part. Everything will work out on its own. C) They should join the British side. D) They should hide until it is over.
A) Euven convinced them it was the peaceful thing to do. B) Their gun powder has been moved to another town. C) The preacher's wife made a big, beautiful flag. 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 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) older, wiser B) uneasy, scared C) confident, protected D) sneaky, untrustworthy
A) He knows Bermuda is a nice place. B) He won't be killed; he will be traded for other prisoners when the war is over. C) He won't get smallpox there. 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 apologize to Keegan. D) He must watch men die on the gallows.
A) He hides his father's gun in the wood box. B) He watches men die at the gallows. C) He becomes a scribe. D) He becomes a soldier.
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 wants Biddy to cook. C) He wants to keep his family warm. D) He's afraid his family will be exposed to smallpox.
A) He has to go to Burndale with his family and is not allowed to come back. B) He is to be drawn and quartered like Enoch Groves. C) He has his hands and feet chained for three days in the keeping room. 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 doesn't have anything else to do. B) He now likes the British. C) He is now at peace with himself since the war began. D) He now understands how to listen.
A) Euven and his mom believe it's wrong and now he does too. B) He now understands from experience what it is like to be enslaved and without freedom. C) Cato has been nice to him. D) He thinks his dad's ideas are foolish.
A) He was hoping to stop Watkins from firing his gun. B) He was going to grab the pistol from Joseph. C) He was going to get some tea. D) He was going to help Euven get up.
A) They take down the gallows. B) They destroy furniture and parts of the house. C) They set the house on fire. D) They tell Joseph and Cato to leave.
A) Joseph wants to upset his father. B) Joseph wants to see 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) Letter writing solves problems. B) War changes all things including people. C) People on the opposite side of war are ALWAYS your enemy. D) Learning at home is best. |