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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 commandeers Goblin?

2. What do the children chant after the war begins?

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

4. Where is Johnny's mother buried?

5. What does Gage call training for the troops?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is the fiddler’s bill and what does it mean for the people of Boston?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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?

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