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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. Which weapon most interests Rab?

2. Why does Paul Revere refuse to confide in Doctor Church?

3. Who continues to publish the Observer?

4. Who is determined to warn the Minute Men?

5. Who is executed for desertion?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Johnny change his appearance in Chapter 12? Why?

3. How does Johnny's relationship with Rab affect Johnny's part in the revolution?

4. How is the Battle of Lexington described? Where do the troops go after this battle?

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

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

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

8. What does Johnny find at the Lytes’ home in Chapter 11?

9. What does Doctor Warren tell Johnny about his hand in the end of the novel?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many of the Colonists left behind their daily jobs as farmers, silversmiths, and merchants to help the cause.

1) Which person or group made the biggest sacrifice? Explain.

2) How might things have turned out differently if the farmers had been unable to help the Minute Men?

3) What might have happened to a Minute Man's home or business if he were caught?

Essay Topic 2

Pumpkin is representative of many young men and boys who wanted to desert from the British Army to fight for America's freedom.

1) Did Pumpkin realize the danger he was getting himself into by helping Johnny?

2) How did Pumpkin's relationship with Johnny change his outlook? How did it change Johnny's?

3) How might Johnny have felt when he saw Pumpkin being executed?

Essay Topic 3

Johnny's youth impacted many of his actions. If Johnny had been older do you think he would have agreed to be a double agent? Would he have been so eager to help the Observers? Would he have fled Boston like some other citizens?

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