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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event is prompted by the arrival of British ships in the harbor?
(a) Boston Tea Party.
(b) Bunker Hill.
(c) Battle of Lexington and Concord.
(d) Washington crossing the Delaware.

2. When does the Boston Tea Party take place?
(a) Autumn 1773.
(b) Summer 1772.
(c) Winter 1775.
(d) Spring 1776.

3. Which of these books did Johnny not read?
(a) Robinson Crusoe.
(b) Common Sense.
(c) Tom Jones.
(d) Paradise Lost.

4. What item did Johnny lack when trying to create Hancock's order?
(a) Willow charcoal.
(b) Mesquite.
(c) Fireplace matches.
(d) Wood.

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

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

7. What item does Hancock order from the silversmith?
(a) Sugar bowl.
(b) Platter.
(c) Teaspoons.
(d) Chafing dish.

8. Who does Johnny confide in about his most prized possession?
(a) Dove.
(b) Mrs. Lapham.
(c) Cilla.
(d) Isannah.

9. Who of these is not one of Lyte's clerks?
(a) Sewall.
(b) Hadden.
(c) Barton.
(d) Jacobson.

10. In which Maine town did Johnny live with his mother?
(a) Bangor.
(b) Castle Rock.
(c) Portland.
(d) Townsend.

11. For what job did Johnny refuse to apply?
(a) Cooper.
(b) Clockmaker.
(c) Stable hand.
(d) Soapboiler.

12. How do Johnny and the Lapham girls refer to Tweedie?
(a) Squeak-pig.
(b) Addle-brained.
(c) Sniveling frog.
(d) Goggle-eyed.

13. Who is responsible for having Johnny arrested?
(a) Mr. Lapham.
(b) Rab.
(c) Jonathan Lyte.
(d) Mr. Tweedie.

14. What is the name of the area where most of the shops are located?
(a) Quincy Market.
(b) Boston Common.
(c) Beacon Hill.
(d) Hancock's Wharf.

15. Who is not involved in the Tea Party?
(a) Tweedie.
(b) Rab.
(c) Johnny.
(d) Dove.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the horse Johnny rides in Chapter 5?

2. Where was Mr. Tweedie's hometown?

3. What was Rab's job at the newspaper?

4. Who secretly feeds Johnny when he has no food?

5. What present does Johnny buy for Isannah?

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