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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 location did the colonists look to for a sign?

2. Who is the last of Colonel Smith's men to return?

3. What is the name of the British groom?

4. What was the key word that could be used to make Goblin jump?

5. Who serves as Colonel Smith's groom?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why would it be helpful to know where the British troops are going?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How are General Gage’s actions described in Chapter 7?

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

Early on, Dove would have been receptive to becoming Johnny's friend. Even though the two boys suffered through animosity and distrust, explain how they could become friends and what benefits their friendship could bring to each. What prevents their friendship in the narrative and could this have been avoided?

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