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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 does Rab give to Johnny before he dies?

2. What is the name of the British groom?

3. Who is determined to warn the Minute Men?

4. Where is the first battle held?

5. Where did the British fight in Concord?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Johnny discover in the leather-bound book and in the Bible in Chapter 8? Why is this important to Johnny?

4. How are the actions of the British referred to as tyrannical in Chapter 7?

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

6. Why does Johnny go to the Lytes’ home in Chapter 11? Does he achieve his objective there?

7. Who has married in Chapter 8? How are these relationships described?

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

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

10. How does Johnny help the spies gain information from the British in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did Jonathon Lyte promise Sam Adams that he would stop importing goods? Did Lyte feel guilty? Was Lyte just afraid of Adams? Could it have damaged Lyte's business?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss how Mrs. Lapham may have felt when Isannah chose to go with Lavinia Lyte. Do you think she was happy? Do you think she felt betrayed? Why or why not?

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