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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who hires Johnny in Chapter 5?

2. Who is the new partner of the silversmith shop?

3. On which street does Sam Adams live?

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

5. What caused Johnny's accident?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Cilla’s testimony important to Johnny's case?

4. Why does Dove dislike Johnny? How is Dove’s dislike illustrated in Chapter 1?

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

6. Why does John Adams leave on horseback in the end of Chapter 6? Where is he going?

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

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

9. For how long has Johnny apprenticed with Mr. Lapham? How long is his apprenticeship set to last and what will happen after it ends?

10. Why is the silver cup important to Lyte?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How might the story have changed if Rab had left Boston when he had the chance? Why do you think he stayed? Loyalty? Patriotism? Freedom? Friendship?

Essay Topic 2

The Boston Tea Party was a major event in the destruction of the relationship between the English and Americans. What would have happened if the ships were never attacked? Would King George have ever agreed to equal representation or fair taxes? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Explain how the war may have changed if Paul Revere hadn't reached Charlestown in time. Would the British have been able to take advantage of the unpreparedness of the Minute Men? Why or why not?

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