A) realistic fiction B) historical fiction C) biography D) folktale
A) first person, Euven B) It isn't from anyone's point of view. C) third person, narrator D) first person, Joey
A) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania B) Boston, Massachusetts C) Saratoga , New York D) Camden, South Carolina
A) He pays Euven to teach Joseph. B) He gave land to build a church. 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 help ease his worries C) to practice letter writing D) to prepare him for college in England
A) pride B) cooperation C) initiative D) courage
A) They should join the British side. B) They should not take part. Everything will work out on its own. C) They should fight with the Patriots. D) They should hide until it is over.
A) Their gun powder has been moved to another town. B) Euven convinced them it was the peaceful thing to do. 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 has a nice garden. B) It is the middle of town. C) It sits on a hill. D) It is one of the larger, finer homes.
A) older, wiser B) uneasy, scared C) sneaky, untrustworthy D) confident, protected
A) He won't get smallpox there. B) He knows Bermuda is a nice place. C) He won't be killed; he will be traded for other prisoners when the war is over. D) He will be writing letters every day.
A) He must watch men die on the gallows. B) He must write letters for British soldiers. C) He must apologize to Keegan. D) He must sweep the floor for him.
A) He watches men die at the gallows. B) He hides his father's gun in the wood box. C) He becomes a scribe. D) He becomes a soldier.
A) receives letters for others. B) writes letters for others C) delivers letters for others D) sends 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 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 doesn't want them anymore. 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 now likes the British. B) He is now at peace with himself since the war began. C) He now understands how to listen. D) He doesn't have anything else to do.
A) Cato has been nice to him. B) Euven and his mom believe it's wrong and now he does too. 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 going to help Euven get up. B) He was hoping to stop Watkins from firing his gun. C) He was going to get some tea. D) He was going to grab the pistol from Joseph.
A) They destroy furniture and parts of the house. B) They take down the gallows. C) They tell Joseph and Cato to leave. D) They set the house on fire.
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 wants to see his father. D) Joseph tells him about all the changes.
A) War changes all things including people. B) Learning at home is best. C) Letter writing solves problems. D) People on the opposite side of war are ALWAYS your enemy. |