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Johnny Tremain, Chapters 1-10

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did England punish Boston for not paying for the tea?

a)

Charged higher prices

b)

Closed the port of Boston

c)

Sent more colonist over

d)

Refused to send supplies

2.

What did the British soldier do to Rab when he touched the musket?

a)

Slapped him across the face

b)

Threw him in jail immediately

c)

Hit him with the flat of his sword

d)

Made him clean the gun

3.

Who had Cilla and Isannah gone to live with?

a)

The Laphams

b)

The Silsbees

c)

The Reveres

d)

The Lytes

4.

What did Johnny do to keep Goblin from being taken by Colonel Smith?

a)

Used a sheet to scare him

b)

Fed him a bad apple so he would be sick

c)

Whistled to make him throw the colonel

d)

Smacked his rear to make him run fast

5.

Why did Johnny protect Dove and befriend him?

a)

Dove is popular and will know about the King's visit.

b)

Dove didn't do anything wrong to Johnny.

c)

Dove is the colonel’s horse boy and would know when the colonel is planning to march or attack.

d)

Dove is friends with Mr. Lyte and can get his cup back.

6.

Why didn’t Madge want to marry Mr. Tweedie?

a)

She wanted to be rich.

b)

She hoped to marry Rab.

c)

She decided not to marry.

d)

She had fallen in love with a soldier.

7.

Why did Cilla want to go back to Milton after the mob had chased her and the Lyte’s?

a)

She left an unacceptiable mess.

b)

Miss Lavinia left all of her jewelry.

c)

Mr. Lyte left his medicine.

d)

She left the Lyte's silver.

8.

When Cilla and Johnny got to the Lyte house and were closing the shutters, why did it feel like they were at a funeral?

a)

Because it was so dark.

b)

Because of the war.

c)

Because the Lyte’s were never coming back.

d)

Because Cilla was crying.

9.

What was Rab trying to get when he got caught by the British soldiers?

a)

A gun

b)

A drink of water

c)

A kiss from the Tory girl

d)

A message from Sam Adams

10.

What did James Otis mean when he said, “We give all we have…Only that a man can stand up”?

a)

We will fight so that men around the world may know they don’t have to be under a British government.

b)

We will fight so that men around the world may know they don’t have to be under a government that takes their freedom.

c)

We will fight so that men around the world may know they don’t have to be under an oppressive government, and they can be free with a good government

d)

We will fight so that men around the world may know they don’t have to be under any government.

11.

Mr. Lapham's daughter-in-law. She manages the household with care and efficiency. Although she and Johnny have disagreements throughout the novel, he eventually realizes that she is a dedicated mother who does the best she can for her family.

a)

Mrs. Lapham

b)

Miss Lavinia Lyte

c)

Dorcas Lapham

d)

Madge Lapham

12.

One of Lapham's apprentices, He is sixteen at the start of the novel. No one remembers his first name. He is lazy and jealous of Johnny's skills as a silversmith. He is eventually fired and goes to work as a stable boy for Colonel Smith.

a)

Dusty

b)

Dorcas

c)

Dove

d)

Goblin

13.

Mr. Lapham's youngest apprentice. He is eleven years old at the start of the novel and looks up to Johnny.

a)

Dusty Miller

b)

Dove

c)

Rab Silsbee

d)

John Hancock

14.

Owner of the silversmith business. He is extremely pious and serves as the deacon at Cockerel Church. As he has gotten older, he has become withdrawn and less interested in the business, which means Johnny often has to make decisions.

a)

Paul Revere

b)

Mr. Lapham

c)

John Hancock

d)

Uncle Lorne

15.

The pretty, intelligent daughter of Mrs. Lapham. As part of Johnny's apprenticeship, it is agreed that he will marry her when she comes of age. However, this arrangement is cancelled when he burns his hand and is unable to continue with his career.

a)

Isannah Lapham

b)

Madge Lapham

c)

Dorcas Lapham

d)

Cilla Lapham

16.

The youngest daughter of Mrs. Lapham. She has an angelic appearance that often draws comments from passers-by, a fact that eventually goes to her head. She is often taken care of by her older sister.

a)

Isannah Lapham

b)

Madge Lapham

c)

Dorcas Lapham

d)

Cilla Lapham

17.

Merchant Lyte's young daughter. She is one of the most beautiful and elegant women in Boston. However, she is also a snob and treats people from the lower classes poorly. Despite her mostly rotten personality, she does have some good instincts and ultimately tries to help Johnny.

a)

Bessie

b)

Cilla Lapham

c)

Miss Lavinia Lyte

d)

Lavinia Lyte Tremain

18.

A silversmith and a rebel who offers to buy Johnny’s spare time from Mr. Lapham. He is known for his exceptional metalworking skill and has started a prosperous business. He eventually becomes a spymaster for the rebel movement and fights bravely in the Revolution.

a)

Paul Revere

b)

John Hancock

c)

Sam Adams

d)

James Otis

19.

A wealthy merchant and one of the most important men in Boston. He becomes a rebel leader and occasionally interacts with Johnny.

a)

Paul Revere

b)

John Hancock

c)

Sam Adams

d)

Dr. Warren

20.

A silversmith from Baltimore who is hired as Mr. Lapham’s assistant after Johnny’s injury. He has rude manners and often shows up to the house uninvited. As part of his hiring agreement, he is allowed to marry one of the Lapham girls.

a)

Josiah Quincy

b)

Mr. Shurtleif

c)

Dr. Church

d)

Mr. Percival Tweedie

21.

A printer's apprentice at the Boston Observer. He becomes a friend and role model to Johnny. He participates in many rebel groups, including the Sons of Liberty and the Boston Observers.

a)

Rotch

b)

Robert Newman

c)

Rab Silsbee

d)

Junior Frizel

22.

The moderate general whom the monarchy sends to replace Governor Hutchinson when Boston is put under martial law.

a)

Governor Hutchinson

b)

Mr. Justice Dana

c)

Colonel Smith

d)

General Gage

23.

Merchant Lyte’s houskeeper and cook. She is secretly a Whig and passes information to Paul Revere.

a)

Sukey

b)

Jehu

c)

Mrs. Bessie

d)

Rabbit

24.

A high-ranking British officer who employs Dove as a stable boy and leads the assault on Lexington and Concord.

a)

General Gage

b)

Lieutenant Stranger

c)

Colonel Smith

d)

Major Pitcairn

25.

An intelligent and passionate Boston Observer. Despite his brilliance, Johnny and some other characters suspect that he is going insane, so they stop inviting him to meetings.

a)

James Otis

b)

Robert Newman

c)

Reverend Sam Cooper

d)

Dr. Warren

26.

A young British enlisted man who works in the stable at the Afric Queen for extra money. He likes America and wants to desert and become a farmer.

a)

Sergeant Pumpkin

b)

Lieutenant Stranger

c)

Major Pitcairn

d)

Colonel Smith

27.

A high-ranking British officer who employs Dove as a stable boy and leads the assault on Lexington and Concord.

a)

Billy Dawes

b)

Major Pitcairn

c)

Lieutenant Stranger

d)

Colonel Smith

28.

Which of the following trades does Johnny wish to pursue at the beginning of the novel?

a)

Accounting

b)

Silversmithing

c)

Blacksmithing

d)

Newspaper Writer

29.

Why does Johnny bully Dove?

a)

Dove is lazy

b)

Johnny is proud

c)

Johnny is arrogant

d)

All of the above

30.

Why does Mr. Lapham disapprove of Johnny's arrogance?

a)

Johnny does not have the talent to justify his pride

b)

Mr. Lapham is jealous of Johnny's talent

c)

Mr. Lapham is a devout Christian who believes men should be humble

d)

Mr. Lapham harbors an irrational dislike of Johnny.

31.

Why does Mr. Hancock commission Mr. Lapham to make a sugar basin for a tea set?

a)

Mr. Lapham was the original craftsman of the set

b)

Mr. Lapham has a reputation for making beautiful, elaborate tea sets

c)

Hancock has heard of Johnny's talent

d)

Hancock confuses Mr. Lapham with Paul Revere

32.

Why doesn't Johnny accept Paul Revere's offer to buy the remaining time on his contact with Mr. Lapham?

a)

Paul Revere is not as good at silversmithing as Mr. Lapham

b)

Johnny is the main money-maker in the Lapham household

c)

Johnny is in love with Cilla and odes not want to leave her

d)

Johnny is too busy training to be a Minute Man

33.

How does Johnny injure his hand?

a)

Dove deliberately hands him a cracked crucible that bursts when Johnny sues it

b)

Johnny accidentally picks up a hot piece of metal

c)

Dove pushes him into the stove while he is working

d)

Dove pours molten silver over his hand

34.

Johnny is related to which of the following wealthy Boston

a)

John Hancock

b)

Jonathan Lyte

c)

Paul Revere

d)

Samuel Adams

35.

What does Rab think about Jonathan Lyte?

a)

Lyte is an honest, upstanding citizen

b)

He respects Lyte for being consistent nd honest in his political views, even though Lyte is a Tory

c)

Lyte is crooked because he plays both the Tory and Whig sides for profit

d)

He pretends to like Lyte because he has a crush on his daughter, Lavinia

36.

How does Jonathan Lyte react when Johnny presents the silver cup as proof of their kinship (relation)

a)

He accuses Johnny of stealing the cup and has him arrested

b)

He is not happy, but he wants to do the right thing by giving Johnny his share of the Lyte fortune

c)

He welcomes Johnny into the family with open arms

d)

He throws Johnny out of his house because he thinks Johnny is a liar

37.

Who comes to Johnny's aid after he is arrested on charges of stealing a silver cup from Jonathan Lyte?

a)

John Hancock

b)

Rab Silsbee

c)

Dove

d)

Mr. Lapham

38.

What job does Dove take after ceasing to work as a silversmith?

a)

He becomes Lieutenant Stranger's stable boy

b)

He becomes Colonel Smith's stable boy

c)

He becomes a clerk for Jonathan Lyte

d)

He becomes Paul Revere's apprentice

39.

Why does Lavinia Lyte take Issanah to live with her?

a)

Isannah's delicate beauty fascinates her

b)

Mrs. Lapham cannot afford to support Isannah any longer

c)

She needs a personal servent

d)

Lavinia wants to live with Cilla who insists Isannah comes too

40.

How does Lavinia weaken the bond between Isannah and Cilla?

a)

She tells Isannah that Cilla does not love her anymore

b)

She refuses to allow Issannah to see Cilla

c)

She treats Cilla like a common servant and Isannah like a prized pet

d)

She confesses her own love for Johnny

41.

Why do the Observers begin leaving James Otis out of their meetings?

a)

They suspect that Otis is a Tory spy

b)

They fear that Otis does not take the need for secrecy seriously enough

c)

They do not think Otis is articulate or intelligent

d)

They believe that Otis is mentally unstable

42.

Why do Johnny and Rab toss Dove overboard during the Boston Tea Party?

a)

Johnny catches Dove stealing tea, a violation of the ethics of political protest

b)

They take pleasure in bullying Dove

c)

They want to et revenge against Dove for his role in the accident that disfigured Johnny's hand

d)

They think Dove is a British spy

43.

How does England react to the Boston Tea Party?

a)

England agrees to let the colonies have political representation

b)

England hangs some of the culprits (people responsible for the Tea Party)

c)

England refuses to give the colonies political representation but they revoke (remove) all taxes on imported goods

d)

England closes the port of Boston in an attempt to force the city to pay for the tea

44.

Which of the following best describes the relationship between the colonists and the British soldiers?

a)

The relationship is completely hostile (unfriendly, aggressive)

b)

The relationship is friendly

c)

The relationship is often tense, but many soldier and colonists have no particular complaint or anger toward one another

d)

The relationship is characterized by whining and petty bickering

45.

Why does Pumpkin want to desert the British army?

a)

He wants to own his own farm, which is easy to achieve in the colonies but very difficult in England

b)

He is in love with an American girl

c)

He is often mistreated by his commanding officer

d)

He does not want to fight against the colonies

46.

Which of the following best describes Johnny's relationship with Lieutenant Stranger?

a)

It is an amicable (friendly) relationship between equals

b)

It is a relationship full of bitter animosity (hatred)

c)

Although it is a friendly relationship, Lt. Stranger always treats Johnny as his social inferior (as if Johnny is beneath him)

d)

Where horsemanship is concerned, Lt. Stranger always treats Johnny like an equal but in all other situation he treats him as inferior

47.

Why was Johnny attracted to Miss Lavinia?

a)

She was beautiful

b)

She was easy going

c)

She was considerate

d)

She was intelligent

48.

Why wasn't Johnny really interested in Cilla's news?

a)

He was in love with Miss Lavinia

b)

He resented his treatment while at the Lapham's

c)

He had a whole new life that kept him busy

d)

He had heard it all before

49.

How might people who strongly supported British actions feel about the Sons of Liberty

a)

humored

b)

fearful

c)

unconcerned

d)

supportive

50.

Who is Hutchinson?

a)

a brawler

b)

Son of Liberty

c)

The Captain

d)

Govenor

51.

What was distracting Johnny from his conversation with Rab?

a)

the punch preparation

b)

thoughts of the tea ship

c)

the meeting in the attic

d)

what was happening outside to a Tory

52.

What are the Active and the Kingfisher?

a)

British officers

b)

guards

c)

warships

d)

guns

53.

What word best describes Captain Hall's reaction to the Indians boarding his ship?

a)

hostile

b)

jubilant

c)

submissive

d)

reckless

54.

What word best describes the manner in which the tea was destroyed and the way that the ships were left after the "party"?

a)

orderly

b)

chaotic

c)

irresponsible

d)

hateful

e)

careless

55.

What did the British soldier do to Rab when he touched the musket?

a)

Slapped him across the face

b)

Threw him in jail immediately

c)

Hit him with the flat of his sword

d)

Made him clean the gun