A) folktale B) historical fiction C) realistic fiction D) biography
A) first person, Joey B) third person, narrator C) It isn't from anyone's point of view. D) first person, Euven
A) Saratoga , New York B) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania C) Boston, Massachusetts D) Camden, South Carolina
A) He gave land to build a church. B) He owns many businesses, and is one of the town's founders. C) He pays Euven to teach Joseph. D) He is a part of the Revolutionary War
A) to practice his penmanship B) to practice letter writing C) to help ease his worries D) to prepare him for college in England
A) courage B) cooperation C) initiative D) pride
A) They should fight with the Patriots. B) They should hide until it is over. C) They should not take part. Everything will work out on its own. D) They should join the British side.
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 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) older, wiser B) uneasy, scared C) sneaky, untrustworthy 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 apologize to Keegan. C) He must write letters for British soldiers. D) He must sweep the floor for him.
A) He becomes a scribe. B) He hides his father's gun in the wood box. C) He becomes a soldier. D) He watches men die at the gallows.
A) sends letters for others B) receives letters for others. C) delivers letters for others D) writes letters for others
A) He wants to keep his family warm. B) He wants to get back at Keegan. C) He wants Biddy to cook. D) He's afraid his family will be exposed to smallpox.
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 Mary is smart. B) It lets us know Euven is not coming back to teach. C) It lets us know Joseph is growing up and has formed his own ideas (instead of his father's) about things in life. 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 now understands how to listen. C) He doesn't have anything else to do. D) He now likes the British.
A) He thinks his dad's ideas are foolish. B) He now understands from experience what it is like to be enslaved and without freedom. C) Cato has been nice to him. D) Euven and his mom believe it's wrong and now he does too.
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 set the house on fire. B) They destroy furniture and parts of the house. C) They take down the gallows. D) They tell Joseph and Cato to leave.
A) Joseph tells him about all the changes. B) Joseph wants to upset 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 see his father.
A) Learning at home is best. B) War changes all things including people. C) People on the opposite side of war are ALWAYS your enemy. D) Letter writing solves problems. |