A) biography B) historical fiction C) folktale D) realistic fiction
A) first person, Euven B) third person, narrator C) first person, Joey D) It isn't from anyone's point of view.
A) Saratoga , New York B) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania C) Camden, South Carolina D) Boston, Massachusetts
A) He is a part of the Revolutionary War B) He gave land to build a church. C) He pays Euven to teach Joseph. 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) courage B) pride C) cooperation D) initiative
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) The preacher's wife made a big, beautiful flag. C) Euven convinced them it was the peaceful thing to do. D) Their gun powder has been moved to another town.
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) sneaky, untrustworthy B) older, wiser C) uneasy, scared D) confident, protected
A) He won't get smallpox there. B) He will be writing letters every day. C) He knows Bermuda is a nice place. D) He won't be killed; he will be traded for other prisoners when the war is over.
A) He must watch men die on the gallows. B) He must sweep the floor for him. C) He must write letters for British soldiers. 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) receives letters for others. B) sends letters for others C) writes letters for others D) delivers letters for others
A) He's afraid his family will be exposed to smallpox. B) He wants to keep his family warm. C) He wants to get back at Keegan. D) He wants Biddy to cook.
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 Joseph doesn't want them anymore. C) It lets us know Mary is smart. D) It lets us know Euven is not coming back to teach.
A) He now likes the British. B) He is now at peace with himself since the war began. C) He doesn't have anything else to do. D) He now understands how to listen.
A) Euven and his mom believe it's wrong and now he does too. 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) Cato has been nice to him.
A) He was going to get some tea. B) He was going to help Euven get up. C) He was going to grab the pistol from Joseph. D) He was hoping to stop Watkins from firing his gun.
A) They set the house on fire. B) They take down the gallows. C) They tell Joseph and Cato to leave. D) They destroy furniture and parts of the house.
A) Joseph is able to put into words what he truly thinks and feels even though it differs from his father's ideas. B) Joseph wants to upset his father. C) Joseph tells him about all the changes. D) Joseph wants to see his father.
A) War changes all things including people. B) Learning at home is best. C) People on the opposite side of war are ALWAYS your enemy. D) Letter writing solves problems. |