A) biography B) folktale C) realistic fiction D) historical fiction
A) first person, Euven B) third person, narrator C) It isn't from anyone's point of view. D) first person, Joey
A) Camden, South Carolina B) Boston, Massachusetts C) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania D) Saratoga , New York
A) He is a part of the Revolutionary War B) He pays Euven to teach Joseph. C) He owns many businesses, and is one of the town's founders. 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) initiative C) courage D) cooperation
A) They should hide until it is over. B) They should not take part. Everything will work out on its own. C) They should join the British side. D) They should fight with the Patriots.
A) Their gun powder has been moved to another town. B) Euven convinced them it was the peaceful thing to do. 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) The preacher's wife made a big, beautiful flag.
A) It is one of the larger, finer homes. B) It has a nice garden. C) It is the middle of town. D) It sits on a hill.
A) sneaky, untrustworthy B) confident, protected C) older, wiser D) uneasy, scared
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 will be writing letters every day. D) He won't get smallpox there.
A) He must apologize to Keegan. B) He must write letters for British soldiers. C) He must watch men die on the gallows. D) He must sweep the floor for him.
A) He becomes a soldier. B) He watches men die at the gallows. C) He hides his father's gun in the wood box. D) He becomes a scribe.
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 wants to keep his family warm. C) He's afraid his family will be exposed to smallpox. D) He wants to get back at Keegan.
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 doesn't want them anymore. B) It lets us know Joseph is growing up and has formed his own ideas (instead of his father's) about things in life. C) It lets us know Euven is not coming back to teach. D) It lets us know Mary is smart.
A) He now understands how to listen. B) He now likes the British. C) He is now at peace with himself since the war began. D) He doesn't have anything else to do.
A) Euven and his mom believe it's wrong and now he does too. B) Cato has been nice to him. C) He thinks his dad's ideas are foolish. D) He now understands from experience what it is like to be enslaved and without freedom.
A) He was hoping to stop Watkins from firing his gun. B) He was going to get some tea. 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 set the house on fire. D) They tell Joseph and Cato to leave.
A) Joseph tells him about all the changes. 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 wants to upset his father.
A) War changes all things including people. B) People on the opposite side of war are ALWAYS your enemy. C) Letter writing solves problems. D) Learning at home is best. |