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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the Observers meet?
(a) Faneuil Hall.
(b) Boston Common.
(c) In an attic.
(d) At the Boston Observer office.

2. What was Johnny accused of stealing?
(a) Food.
(b) Money.
(c) A Sons of Liberty medal.
(d) Lyte's silver cup.

3. How old is Dusty Miller?
(a) 13.
(b) 9.
(c) 10.
(d) 11.

4. What was Johnny's mother's occupation?
(a) Seamstress.
(b) Cook.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Innkeeper.

5. On which street was the Boston Observer located?
(a) Salt Lane.
(b) King's Avenue.
(c) Fish Street.
(d) Beacon Street.

6. What is Rab's last name?
(a) Whitney.
(b) Silsbee.
(c) Willoughby.
(d) Sanford.

7. Why does Johnny leave the Lapham house?
(a) Johnny fights with Mrs. Lapham's daughters.
(b) He has to find a new job.
(c) Johnny is caught stealing.
(d) Johnny and Mr. Lapham have an argument.

8. How many Saturdays per month did Johnny have off from work?
(a) One.
(b) None.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

9. Why do the Observers have to maintain anonymity?
(a) Having their identities known would hurt their businesses.
(b) They could be executed for treason.
(c) They would have to stand trial.
(d) They would be sent back to England.

10. How does Johnny prove to Merchant Lyte that they are related?
(a) Johnny produces the family Bible.
(b) Johnny's mother tells Lyte.
(c) By showing the silver cup.
(d) Lyte sees Johnny's birth certificate.

11. Why does John Hancock scold Johnny?
(a) For lying.
(b) For not being able to write.
(c) For telling secrets to the British.
(d) For taking silver coins from his slave.

12. Who is buried in the grave on which Johnny falls asleep?
(a) Paul Revere.
(b) George Washington.
(c) His mother.
(d) A British Captain.

13. What prevents Johnny from taking a job?
(a) Illness.
(b) A bad reputation.
(c) Pride.
(d) His injured hand.

14. What is the name of the missing pig?
(a) Lulabelle.
(b) Snuffles.
(c) Myra.
(d) Daisy.

15. On which street does Sam Adams live?
(a) Beacon Street.
(b) Governor's Row.
(c) Salt Lane.
(d) Purchase Street.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the room in which Johnny stayed at the Laphams?

2. What is Rab Silsbee's job?

3. Who of these is not one of Lyte's clerks?

4. What incentive do Dove and Dusty have for delivering the basin to John Hancock?

5. Which one of these characters is NOT a doctor involved in the cause?

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