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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What animal did Rab save from being butchered?
(a) Dog.
(b) Pigeon.
(c) Cat.
(d) Horse.

3. Why does Johnny have to finish the project in secret in Chapter 2?
(a) Because it's the Sabbath.
(b) The silversmith is taken over by the British.
(c) Mr. Lapham falls ill.
(d) British soldiers ban all silver work.

4. What is the name of the preacher-turned-politician?
(a) Cooper.
(b) Francis.
(c) Jones.
(d) Smithson.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In which Maine town did Johnny live with his mother?

2. What is the name of the first ship carrying tea into Boston Harbor?

3. Boston was torn into two armed camps by which political parties?

4. Where was Mr. Tweedie's hometown?

5. What does Johnny use to create models for the silver work?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is meant by taxation without representation?

2. Why is Cilla’s testimony important to Johnny's case?

3. Why does Dove dislike Johnny? How is Dove’s dislike illustrated in Chapter 1?

4. What position does Johnny seek with Mr. Lorne? Why does Lorne hire Johnny?

5. What has Johnny’s mother warned him about Mr. Lyte? Why does Johnny ignore the warnings?

6. Why does John Adams leave on horseback in the end of Chapter 6? Where is he going?

7. How does Mr. Lyte respond when Johnny tells him about the silver cup?

8. How is the political atmosphere of the fall of 1773 described in Chapter 6?

9. What does Johnny find when he goes to the meeting at the Old South Church in Chapter 6?

10. Why is the silver cup important to Lyte?

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