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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 horse is not used by Colonel Smith?

2. Johnny is angered by whose skimpy costume in Chapter 7?

3. What does Johnny give in return for a uniform and gun?

4. Where did the British decide to go?

5. Who ends up marrying Mr. Tweedie?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do the British attempt to find information regarding the Observers?

3. What does Johnny discover from the torn pieces of letters that Lydia gives him?

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

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

6. What does the apple given to Johnny symbolize in Chapter 8?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

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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