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WorksheetsJohnny Tremain Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 35mins
Which of the following trades does Johnny wish to pursue at the beginning of the novel?
Accounting
Silversmithing
Blacksmithing
Newspaper Writer
Why does Johnny bully Dove?
Dove is lazy
Johnny is proud
Johnny is arrogant
All of the above
Why does Mr. Lapham disapprove of Johnny's arrogance?
Johnny does not have the talent to justify his pride
Mr. Lapham is jealous of Johnny's talent
Mr. Lapham is a devout Christian who believes men should be humble
Mr. Lapham harbors an irrational dislike of Johnny.
Why does Mr. Hancock commission Mr. Lapham to make a sugar basin for a tea set?
Mr. Lapham was the original craftsman of the set
Mr. Lapham has a reputation for making beautiful, elaborate tea sets
Hancock has heard of Johnny's talent
Hancock confuses Mr. Lapham with Paul Revere
Why doesn't Johnny accept Paul Revere's offer to buy the remaining time on his contact with Mr. Lapham?
Paul Revere is not as good at silversmithing as Mr. Lapham
Johnny is the main money-maker in the Lapham household
Johnny is in love with Cilla and odes not want to leave her
Johnny is too busy training to be a Minute Man
How does Johnny injure his hand?
Dove deliberately hands him a cracked crucible that bursts when Johnny sues it
Johnny accidentally picks up a hot piece of metal
Dove pushes him into the stove while he is working
Dove pours molten silver over his hand
Johnny is related to which of the following wealthy Boston
John Hancock
Jonathan Lyte
Paul Revere
Samuel Adams
What does Rab think about Jonathan Lyte?
Lyte is an honest, upstanding citizen
He respects Lyte for being consistent nd honest in his political views, even though Lyte is a Tory
Lyte is crooked because he plays both the Tory and Whig sides for profit
He pretends to like Lyte because he has a crush on his daughter, Lavinia
How does Jonathan Lyte react when Johnny presents the silver cup as proof of their kinship (relation)
He accuses Johnny of stealing the cup and has him arrested
He is not happy, but he wants to do the right thing by giving Johnny his share of the Lyte fortune
He welcomes Johnny into the family with open arms
He throws Johnny out of his house because he thinks Johnny is a liar
Who comes to Johnny's aid after he is arrested on charges of stealing a silver cup from Jonathan Lyte?
John Hancock
Rab Silsbee
Dove
Mr. Lapham
Whose testimony clears Johnny at his trial?
Josiah Quincy's
Dove's
Mrs. Lapham's
Cilla Lapham's
What job does Dove take after ceasing to work as a silversmith?
He becomes Lieutenant Stranger's stable boy
He becomes Colonel Smith's stable boy
He becomes a clerk for Jonathan Lyte
He becomes Paul Revere's apprentice
Why does Lavinia Lyte take Issanah to live with her?
Isannah's delicate beauty fascinates her
Mrs. Lapham cannot afford to support Isannah any longer
She needs a personal servent
Lavinia wants to live with Cilla who insists Isannah comes too
How does Lavinia weaken the bond between Isannah and Cilla?
She tells Isannah that Cilla does not love her anymore
She refuses to allow Issannah to see Cilla
She treats Cilla like a common servant and Isannah like a prized pet
She confesses her own love for Johnny
Why do the Observers begin leaving James Otis out of their meetings?
They suspect that Otis is a Tory spy
They fear that Otis does not take the need for secrecy seriously enough
They do not think Otis is articulate or intelligent
They believe that Otis is mentally unstable
Why do Johnny and Rab toss Dove overboard during the Boston Tea Party?
Johnny catches Dove stealing tea, a violation of the ethics of political protest
They take pleasure in bullying Dove
They want to et revenge against Dove for his role in the accident that disfigured Johnny's hand
They think Dove is a British spy
How does England react to the Boston Tea Party?
England agrees to let the colonies have political representation
England hangs some of the culprits (people responsible for the Tea Party)
England refuses to give the colonies political representation but they revoke (remove) all taxes on imported goods
England closes the port of Boston in an attempt to force the city to pay for the tea
Which of the following best describes the relationship between the colonists and the British soldiers?
The relationship is completely hostile (unfriendly, aggressive)
The relationship is friendly
The relationship is often tense, but many soldier and colonists have no particular complaint or anger toward one another
The relationship is characterized by whining and petty bickering
Why does Pumpkin want to desert the British army?
He wants to own his own farm, which is easy to achieve in the colonies but very difficult in England
He is in love with an American girl
He is often mistreated by his commanding officer
He does not want to fight against the colonies
Which of the following best describes Johnny's relationship with Lieutenant Stranger?
It is an amicable (friendly) relationship between equals
It is a relationship full of bitter animosity (hatred)
Although it is a friendly relationship, Lt. Stranger always treats Johnny as his social inferior (as if Johnny is beneath him)
Where horsemanship is concerned, Lt. Stranger always treats Johnny like an equal but in all other situation he treats him as inferior
Why did Johnny's father use an assumed (fake) name in Boston?
He was evading (avoiding) arrest
He was ashamed to be a prisoner of war
He was impersonating a French nobleman
He was an American spy
What happens to Rab at the battle of Lexington?
The British capture him
He survives the battle and escapes to the Lorne house
He is mortally (severely) injured (wounded)
He receives a light wound
When does the reality of armed conflict hit Johnny?
When he witnesses Pumpkin's execution
When he sees injured British soldiers returning to Boston
When he first learned that Rab is mortally wounded
When he hears the name of the first colonists to die in armed conflict with the British soldiers
Why does it take so long for the Lytes to acknowledge Johnny as kin (family)?
The family of Johnny's father did not tell them to Johnny's mother had a child
The family of Johnny's mother disowned (rejected) her for marrying Johnny's father
Johnny's father used a fake name in Boston
All of the above
Who eventually repairs Johnny's injured hand?
A British surgeon
Johnny's hand is never fixed
Dr. Church
Dr. Warren
This character is Johnny's best friend. Quiet and unassuming, he becomes a model and guide for Johnny as he searches to find a new identity.
Charles Tremain
Paul Revere
Rab Silsbee
Samuel Adams
This character is an apprentice at the Lapham house. Lazy, dishonest, and responsible for Johnny's hand injury.
Isannah Lapham
Dove
Johnny Tremain
Samuel Adams
This character is a wealthy Boston merchant and Johnny's great-uncle. Dishonest and cruel, he is exposed as a Tory and his family must depart for London.
Charles Tremain
Jonathan Lyte
John Hancock
Paul Revere
This character is the leader of the Revolutionary forces in Boston. Considered the greatest creator of propaganda (publicity) for the rebel cause and wrote many pamphlets inspiring the revolution.
Samuel Adams
John Hancock
Paul Revere
Johnny Tremain
This character is one of the wealthiest men in Boston and a leader of the Revolution forces. Johnny suffers a hand injury while making a silver basin for him.
John Hancock
Paul Revere
Jonathan Lyte
John Otis
This character is Jonathan Lyte's beautiful, arrogant daughter. She becomes enchanted by Isannah's beauty and takes the child away from her family.
Cilla Lapham
Lavinia Lyte Tremain
Lavinia Lyte
Mrs. Lapham
This character is the mother of Johnny Tremain
Lavinia Lyte
Mrs. Lapham
Lavinia Lyte Tremain
Isannah Lapham
This character is an arrogant silversmith apprentice who injures his hand and must find a new path in life. Joins the Boston Whig Party and finds h itself transformed from a selfish youth into a patriotic young man.
Johnny Tremain
Dove
Rab Silsbee
Charles Tremain
The youngest daughter of Mrs. Lapham. Known for her beauty and is taken to live with Lavinia Lyte, who introduces her to high society.
Cilla Lapham
Isannah Lapham
Lavinia Lyte Tremain
Helen Keller
A master silversmith and one of the leaders of the Revolutionary forces in Boston.
Mr. Lapham
Johnny Tremain
Samuel Adams
Paul Revere
