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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 item is NOT used in silversmithing?
(a) Furnace.
(b) Anvil.
(c) Crucible.
(d) Lure.

2. What is the name of the governor?
(a) Faneuil.
(b) Hutchinson.
(c) Bunker.
(d) Quincy.

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

4. What incentive do Dove and Dusty have for delivering the basin to John Hancock?
(a) Dove is in love with one of the servants.
(b) Hancock might give them money.
(c) The boys want to ride their new horses.
(d) It's a nice day.

5. What did Mrs. Lapham use on Johnny's burn?
(a) Bread poultice.
(b) Butter.
(c) Lemon juice.
(d) Ice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item is used to stoke a furnace?

2. Who represents Johnny at trial?

3. Who had the silver cups made?

4. How much does Johnny want for the silver cup?

5. Who are the Observers disguised as when they board the English ships?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Johnny go to Paul Revere for advice? How does Revere advice Johnny?

2. What does Dove do to undermine Johnny’s success in Chapter 2?

3. What are Mrs. Lapham's responsibilities? How many children does she have and what concerns her about her children?

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

5. What is meant by taxation without representation?

6. What does the silver cup represent symbolically in the novel? Why is Johnny so secretive about the silver cup?

7. Why is Mr. Lapham reluctant to allow Johnny to finish the piece for John Hancock?

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

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

10. Why is the silver cup important to Lyte?

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