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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What present does Johnny buy for Isannah?
(a) Limes.
(b) Writing paper.
(c) Hair ribbons.
(d) Books.

3. Which member of the Observers goes crazy?
(a) Quincy.
(b) Molineaux.
(c) Adams.
(d) Otis.

4. Who did not testify at Johnny's trial?
(a) Rab.
(b) Isannah.
(c) Cilla.
(d) Jonathon Lyte.

5. Who had the silver cups made?
(a) Pervis Sewall.
(b) Paul Revere.
(c) The Mayor of Kent.
(d) Jonathon Lyte, Sr..

6. Who teaches Johnny to ride a horse?
(a) Isannah.
(b) Rab.
(c) Lavinia Lyte.
(d) Paul Revere.

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

8. Which of these traits does NOT describe Johnny when he was looking for a job?
(a) Scornful.
(b) Impatient.
(c) Humble.
(d) Unthinking.

9. What is being delivered by the British in Chapter 6?
(a) Textiles.
(b) Tea.
(c) Food.
(d) Guns.

10. What should have been repealed before anything was imported from England?
(a) Stamp Act.
(b) King's luxury tax.
(c) Taxation bill.
(d) Shipping and handling.

11. How much does Johnny want for the silver cup?
(a) Thirty-five shillings.
(b) Sixty pence.
(c) Twenty dollars.
(d) Twenty pounds.

12. What does Jehu give to Johnny?
(a) Horse.
(b) Silver coins.
(c) Advice.
(d) Gun.

13. Roughly, how old is Mr. Tweedie?
(a) 60.
(b) 50.
(c) 30.
(d) 40.

14. Why is it important that Johnny learn to ride a horse?
(a) To study to become a groom.
(b) To deliver newspapers.
(c) To warn the Minute Men.
(d) To become a trained veterinarian.

15. What does Johnny use to create models for the silver work?
(a) Tin.
(b) Silver scraps.
(c) Clay.
(d) Beeswax.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Johnny leave the Lapham house?

2. How old is Dusty Miller?

3. What's the name of Jonathon Lyte's daughter?

4. Which of these books did Johnny not read?

5. In what city does the main story take place?

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