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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. On which street was the Boston Observer located?
(a) Fish Street.
(b) King's Avenue.
(c) Salt Lane.
(d) Beacon Street.

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

3. Who of these is not one of Lyte's clerks?
(a) Sewall.
(b) Jacobson.
(c) Barton.
(d) Hadden.

4. What was Johnny accused of stealing?
(a) Money.
(b) Lyte's silver cup.
(c) Food.
(d) A Sons of Liberty medal.

5. Where does Lavinia Lyte spend the summer?
(a) Baltimore.
(b) London.
(c) Paris.
(d) Townsend.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Johnny go to for advice about his silversmithing problems?

2. Who takes care of Johnny's injured hand?

3. Who is "Old Grandsire?"

4. Rab's medal of a tree represents what secret society?

5. Who does Johnny confide in about his most prized possession?

Short Essay Questions

1. What excuse does Dove give to Mrs. Lapham for handing Johnny the cracked crucible? How does Johnny respond?

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

3. What allows Johnny to overcome his fear of Goblin?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Mr. Lapham tell Johnny to find a new job? How does this impact Johnny?

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

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