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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 is the Fiddler's Bill?
(a) Legislation to promote representation in Parliament.
(b) The invoice for the tea.
(c) Bill created by King George for damage done to the ships.
(d) The bill incurred from hiring the marching band.

2. What punishment is served on the middleman who tries to sell Rab a gun?
(a) Tarred and feathered.
(b) Tried for treason.
(c) Put in jail.
(d) Put into stocks.

3. Who does Johnny say should not be treated like cordwood?
(a) Children.
(b) Privates.
(c) Redcoats.
(d) Grooms.

4. What is John Adams's occupation?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Clergyman.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Textiles merchant.

5. Where do Mr. and Mrs. Lorne hide out?
(a) Post office.
(b) Stable.
(c) Carriage house.
(d) Schoolhouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is executed for desertion?

2. How did the Minute Men get their name?

3. Who goes on the ride to warn the Minute Men?

4. Where did the British fight in Concord?

5. What does Gage call training for the troops?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why isn't Johnny punished for treason for helping the British?

2. What does Johnny learn from the tavern-keeper in Chapter 12?

3. What exchange does Johnny make with Pumpkin in Chapter 9?

4. What happens when Rab sets up a meeting to buy a musket in Chapter 8?

5. How do the British attempt to find information regarding the Observers?

6. Why would it be helpful to know where the British troops are going?

7. Why do the Colonists choose to hang lanterns in the North Church tower? What are the lanterns used for?

8. Why does Pumpkin want to desert the British military? How does he attempt to do so?

9. What does the apple given to Johnny symbolize in Chapter 8?

10. What does Doctor Warren tell Johnny to say to Billy Dawes in Chapter 10? Why?

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