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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. What symbol was engraved on Rab's medallion?

2. What item does Hancock order from the silversmith?

3. What item does Johnny make for John Hancock?

4. What word was NOT used to describe Dove?

5. What is the name of the stables?

Short Essay Questions

1. What presents does Johnny give to Cilla and Isannah in Chapter 3? Why does he get these gifts for them?

2. What does Rab warn Johnny about Mr. Lyte? How does Johnny respond?

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

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

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

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

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 does Johnny go to Paul Revere for advice? How does Revere advice Johnny?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Early on, Dove would have been receptive to becoming Johnny's friend. Even though the two boys suffered through animosity and distrust, explain how they could become friends and what benefits their friendship could bring to each. What prevents their friendship in the narrative and could this have been avoided?

Essay Topic 2

The Boston Observer and its print shop play a huge role in the story. Describe how the scenario would have changed if the newspaper did not exist. What are the different roles that the print shop played in the war efforts?

Essay Topic 3

Many of the activities of the Colonists went on underneath the British soldiers' noses.

1) Why did the British fail to learn about the Sons of Liberty, the Observers, and their whereabouts and activities until it was too late?

2) What might have happened if the key members of the Sons of Liberty were jailed?

3) The Colonists used the North Church to send a warning about the arrival of the British. Was this a wise move? How might it have backfired?

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