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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 hires Johnny in Chapter 5?
(a) Lorne.
(b) Rab.
(c) Josiah Quincy.
(d) Paul Revere.

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

3. From what part of England did Jonathon Lyte's family come?
(a) Kent.
(b) London.
(c) Manchester.
(d) Dover.

4. Who is responsible for Johnny's accident?
(a) Dove.
(b) Johnny.
(c) Mrs. Lapham.
(d) Dusty.

5. Which is NOT one of the ships sent to Boston with tea?
(a) Kingfish.
(b) Dartmouth.
(c) Beaver.
(d) Eleanor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the stables?

2. What was Johnny's punishment for stealing the silver cup?

3. What makes Mrs. Lapham change her mind about Cilla going to court?

4. What is the name of Lyte's clerk?

5. To which church does Mr. Lapham belong?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Johnny’s employment for the Lornes described? Is Johnny happy working for the Lornes?

2. What is Mrs. Lapham's motivation for taking on Mr. Tweedie? Where is Mr. Tweetie from and what does he do for a living?

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

4. Why is the silver cup important to Lyte?

5. How is Johnny’s pride illustrated in Chapter 3?

6. What is meant by taxation without representation?

7. Why does Johnny criticize Dove's work? How does Dove respond to Johnny’s criticism?

8. What cemetery does Johnny go to in Chapter 3? Why does Johnny go to the cemetery?

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

10. How are the Lapham daughters described in Chapter 1? Who is Johnny most attracted to and why?

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