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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 did not testify at Johnny's trial?

2. What present does Johnny buy for Isannah?

3. What is Rab's last name?

4. What item did Johnny lack when trying to create Hancock's order?

5. What is the name of the area where most of the shops are located?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Isannah recoil from Johnny’s hand? How does Johnny respond?

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

4. What are John Hancock’s impressions of Johnny? Why does he not hire Johnny?

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

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

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

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

9. How are the Lapham daughters described in Chapter 1? Who is Johnny most attracted to and why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Isannah is quite different from the other Lapham daughters. Explain why you think the girl differs from her siblings. Does Isannah's rank in the family contribute to her personality? How does Mrs. Lapham relate to Isannah compared to her relationships with the other girls?

Essay Topic 2

Consider Johnny's relationship with Cilla. What might happen during the course of the war? Five years after? Ten years after? What are clues and symbols that indicate this future?

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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