A) historical fiction B) biography C) folktale D) realistic fiction
A) third person, narrator B) It isn't from anyone's point of view. C) first person, Euven D) first person, Joey
A) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania B) Boston, Massachusetts C) Camden, South Carolina D) Saratoga , New York
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 letter writing B) to practice his penmanship C) to prepare him for college in England D) to help ease his worries
A) pride B) initiative C) cooperation D) courage
A) They should join the British side. B) They should hide until it is over. C) They should fight with the Patriots. D) They should not take part. Everything will work out on its own.
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) Euven convinced them it was the peaceful thing to do. C) The preacher's wife made a big, beautiful flag. D) Their gun powder has been moved to another town.
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) confident, protected B) sneaky, untrustworthy C) uneasy, scared D) older, wiser
A) He won't be killed; he will be traded for other prisoners when the war is over. B) He won't get smallpox there. C) He will be writing letters every day. D) He knows Bermuda is a nice place.
A) He must apologize to Keegan. B) He must watch men die on the gallows. C) He must write letters for British soldiers. D) He must sweep the floor for him.
A) He watches men die at the gallows. B) He becomes a soldier. C) He hides his father's gun in the wood box. D) He becomes a scribe.
A) delivers letters for others B) sends letters for others C) writes letters for others D) receives letters for others.
A) He's afraid his family will be exposed to smallpox. B) He wants Biddy to cook. C) He wants to get back at Keegan. D) He wants to keep his family warm.
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 is to be drawn and quartered like Enoch Groves. D) He has to go to Burndale with his family and is not allowed to come back.
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 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) 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 get some tea. B) He was going to grab the pistol from Joseph. C) He was going to help Euven get up. D) He was hoping to stop Watkins from firing his gun.
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 wants to upset his father. B) Joseph is able to put into words what he truly thinks and feels even though it differs from his father's ideas. 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. |