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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 sails off to London with the Lytes?

2. Who is a member of the Provincial Congress?

3. Who falls in love with a British soldier?

4. Where is Johnny's mother buried?

5. Where is Dr. Warren shot?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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