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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. What does Johnny NOT do at the Lorne house?
(a) Babysit.
(b) Deliver papers.
(c) Shoe horses.
(d) Read books.

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

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

4. Who is the youngest Lapham daughter?
(a) Madge.
(b) Cilla.
(c) Jane.
(d) Isannah.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these books did Johnny not read?

2. For what job did Johnny refuse to apply?

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

4. How many members of the Observers are there?

5. Why was Johnny arrested?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the story, what is the main difference between the Whigs and the Tories?

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

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

4. What does Johnny discover about the attic where he lives with Rab in Chapter 5? Why is this significant?

5. What do the placards the Sam Adams has printed say?

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

7. What is meant by taxation without representation?

8. How does Rab manage to get Cilla to come to the Afric Queen in Chapter 5?

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

10. To whom does Johnny confide the truth of his family? Why?

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