Paul Revere's Midnight Ride

Somber

• unfamiliar 
• gloomy
• uncomfortable
• decaying

steed

• high-spirited horse
• rideless horse
• unsaddled horse
• bad tempered horse

fate

• assignment
• advancement
• destiny
• payment

glimmer

• dim light
• flowing creek
• foggy valley
• frightening sight

fearless

• fortunate
• competitve
• bold
• dedicated

lingers

• advances
• stays
• ascends
• vanishes

What happened before Paul Revere told his friend goodnight?

• Revere and his friend agreed on a signal
• Revere's friend watched the British soldiers
• Revere's horse ran through the villages
• Revere rowed across the water

The action of the poem begins

• in the countryside of Great Britain
• in a colony near the ocean
• on a farm between villages
• on a ship in the harbor

Why did Revere row quietly across the water?

• The sun was bright over the water
• He was not a good rower
• The British were having a party
• He did not want to be heard

What had to happen before Revere could begin his ride?

• His friend had to signal from the bell tower
• The colonists had to chase British soldiers down the road
• He needed to hear the rooster crowing
• The first colonist needed to join the other fighters