We Were There, Too!

What is similar about both main characters in the story?

• They both were involved in the War.

• They both fought in the War.

• Their parents wanted them in the war.

Which text feature helps explain some of the illustrations in the selection?

• captions

• quotations

• sidebars

• titles

Sybil shows she is more interested in fighting than Joseph is by

• watching men drill in the pasture.

• riding farther than Paul Revere did.

• writing a diary of the War.

• agreeing to get involved with no hesitation.

Which statement best describes the purpose of the quotation that appears near the title of each biography?

• It gives the reader a sense of the horrors of war.

• It provides information about the articles' setting.

• It reveals something about each speaker's personality.

• It communicates the author's admiration for each speaker.

How can you tell that Joseph is less eager to fight in the war than Sybil is?

• He is too young to enlist.

• He enlists for the shortest time possible.

• He says he believes that he is a coward.

• He hates to stay home while his friends are at war.

How are Joseph and Sybil similar?

• They both own horses.

• They both work and live on farms

• Their fathers are officers in the militia.

• Their actions help the colonists defeat the British.

What is similar about the overall structures of the two character's stories?

• There are several flashbacks in the narration.

• The events are described in sequential order.

• They compare and contrast a child and a father.

• Each paragraph provides a problem and a solution.

Joseph and Sybil both

• They both marry someone.

• They both live to the age of ninety.

• They both have bronze statues of themselves.

• They both write books about their experiences.

When Joseph says, "he loaded it with the fatal charge," what is being compared?

• He is comparing a pen with a knife.

• He is comparing a gun with a bullet.

• He is comparing a pen with a gun.

What is one word to describe Sybil?

• responsible

• predictable

• boring

• dangerous