A) historical fiction B) biography C) realistic fiction D) folktale
A) third person, narrator B) first person, Euven C) first person, Joey D) It isn't from anyone's point of view.
A) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania B) Saratoga , New York 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 prepare him for college in England C) to practice letter writing D) to help ease his worries
A) cooperation B) pride C) initiative D) courage
A) They should hide until it is over. B) They should fight with the Patriots. C) They should not take part. Everything will work out on its own. D) They should join the British side.
A) Their gun powder has been moved to another town. B) Most of the town's men have gone away to fight and they have heard battle news that British soldiers show no mercy. C) The preacher's wife made a big, beautiful flag. D) Euven convinced them it was the peaceful thing to do.
A) It sits on a hill. B) It is one of the larger, finer homes. C) It is the middle of town. D) It has a nice garden.
A) confident, protected B) older, wiser C) sneaky, untrustworthy D) uneasy, scared
A) He will be writing letters every day. B) He won't be killed; he will be traded for other prisoners when the war is over. C) He knows Bermuda is a nice place. D) He won't get smallpox there.
A) He must write letters for British soldiers. B) He must watch men die on the gallows. C) He must apologize to Keegan. D) He must sweep the floor for him.
A) He becomes a soldier. B) He watches men die at the gallows. C) He becomes a scribe. D) He hides his father's gun in the wood box.
A) receives letters for others. B) sends letters for others C) delivers letters for others D) writes letters for others
A) He wants to keep his family warm. B) He's afraid his family will be exposed to smallpox. C) He wants Biddy to cook. D) He wants to get back at Keegan.
A) He is sent to the gallows with the rest of the prisoners. B) He has to go to Burndale with his family and is not allowed to come back. C) He is to be drawn and quartered like Enoch Groves. D) He has his hands and feet chained for three days in the keeping room.
A) It lets us know Euven is not coming back to teach. B) It lets us know Mary is smart. 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 understands how to listen. B) He doesn't have anything else to do. C) He now likes the British. D) He is now at peace with himself since the war began.
A) He thinks his dad's ideas are foolish. B) Euven and his mom believe it's wrong and now he does too. C) Cato has been nice to him. 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 help Euven get up. C) He was going to get some tea. D) He was going to grab the pistol from Joseph.
A) They take down the gallows. B) They set the house on fire. C) They destroy furniture and parts of the house. D) They tell Joseph and Cato to leave.
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 tells him about all the changes. C) Joseph wants to see his father. D) Joseph wants to upset 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. |