Daniel at the Siege of Boston 1776

Why did Daniel feel like a coward in the beginning of the book?

• He hadn't stood up to Josiah and his teasing

• He was too nervous to follow through with his father's plan

• He wasn't old enough to sign up to fight for the Patriots.

• Josiah had dared him to run in to a soldier, but he didn't

Why did Daniel's father allow Loyalists and the British soldiers to come to his tavern?

• So he would not get thrown into jail.

• So he could pass on important information

• He had to keep making money in a bad economy

• The British took over the tavern and he didn't have a choice

Where do Daniel and Master Richardson meet to tell each other about the information gathered?

• Prescott's Tavern

• The town's water pump

• At Master Richardson's house

• In front of the tavern under the whale sign

What is the signal that Daniel worked out with Master Richardson when there was news to share?

• He would turn the sign from Open to Closed

• He would pretend to need help on his schoolwork

• He would leave his bucket outside the tavern

• He would turn a whale shoe scraper

Why is the book titled Daniel at the Siege of Boston 1776 ?

• The Patriots had their camp in Boston

• Daniel kept traveling to the city of Boston to see his dad

• The British took over the city of Boston

• He fought a the Battle of Breed's Hill

Why did Daniel feel like he would disappoint his father, who had left in the middle of the night?

• He was nervous and really didn't want to go fight with the Patriots

• He had forgotten to tell his father that he loved him

• He didn't want to take care of the tavern, but he knew his mother depended on him

• He had lied to his father about talking to Master Richardson

Why did Daniel and his mother decide not to hire Master Richardson at the tavern?

• He wasn't a very good worker

• They had already hired a British soldier to work for them

• Master Richardson was already tutoring Josiah

• They feared that the British would be suspicious

Who won at the Battle of Breed's Hill?

• The British, General Howe wanted to crush the rebellion

• The British because the rebels ran out of powder

• The Patriots because they had taken control of the hill

• The Patriots because the fortification had protected them

Who had asked Daniel to spread a rumor?

• Daniel's Dad

• General Washington

• Master Richardson

• Josiah Henshaw

How was Daniel able to bring money to his father during the war?

• He hid it in his shoe

• He put it in Star's saddle

• He disguised it as buttons

• He hid it in blankets for his father