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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 member of the Observers goes crazy?

2. What is the name of the stables?

3. Where was Mr. Tweedie's hometown?

4. Who is the youngest Lapham daughter?

5. Who takes care of Johnny's injured hand?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Cilla’s testimony important to Johnny's case?

2. Why does Johnny go to Paul Revere for advice? How does Revere advice Johnny?

3. How is Johnny’s pride illustrated in Chapter 3?

4. How does Rab manage to get Cilla to come to the Afric Queen in Chapter 5?

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

6. How is the political atmosphere of the fall of 1773 described in Chapter 6?

7. What is meant by taxation without representation?

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

9. What does Johnny discover about the attic where he lives with Rab in Chapter 5? Why is this significant?

10. What does the silver cup represent symbolically in the novel? Why is Johnny so secretive about the silver cup?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore the relationship between Johnny and Rab.

1) Did Johnny and Rab’s ages play a significant role in their relationship?

2) Was there any rivalry between the two characters?

3) Would Rab have risked himself to grant Johnny's last wish? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

The British troops and the Colonists were strangers until the fight for freedom escalated or they faced off in battle.

1) Would things have been different if the troops had known one another?

2) Would it be possible for the British soldiers and Minute Men to become friends? What circumstances might allow that to happen?

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