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LITERATURE: JT Comp
Johnny Tremain comprehension questions Chps I - VI
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1) Name Mr. Lapham's three apprentices. | Johnny (14 yrs), Dove (16 yrs), Dusty (11 yrs) |
| 2) Which apprentice is the best, but not the oldest? | Johnny |
| 3) Who is Johnny planning to marry at the beginning of the book? | Cilla |
| 4) Which of Mrs. Lapham's daughters is constantly sick? | Isannah |
| 5) Who comes to the Lapham's shop to get a new sugar basin made? | John Hancock |
| 6) Which historical Patriot is also an excellent silversmith? | Paul Revere |
| 7) What law did Johnny break the day of the accident? | working on the Sabbath (Sunday) |
| 8) Who is possibly Johnny's relative? | Mr. Jonathan Lyte |
| 9) What does Johnny have to prove #8? | a silver cup |
| 10) Who works for the Boston Observer and helps Johnny by giving him food and clothing? | Rab |
| 11) What does Johnny buy for Isannah? | limes |
| 12) Name one thing Johnny buys for himself with the money Mr. Hancock gives him. | shoes (another thing is a very lavish meal) |
| 13) What is the setting of the book? (city, colony, year) | Boston, Massachusetts, 1700s |
| 14) Who is the man who will replace Johnny as silversmith at the Lapham house? | Mr. Tweedie |
| 15) What happened when Johnny tried to sell his cup to Mr. Lyte? | Lyte stole it |
| 16) Name the two older Lapham daughters. | Madge & Dorcas |
| 17) Is Rab a Patriot (Whig) or a Loyalist (Tory) | Patriot (Whig) ---He does not agree with King George's laws |
| 18) Who comes to testify on Johnny's behalf? | Cilla |
| 19) What was Johnny's new job? | horse boy (delivering the Boston Observer newspaper to towns/villages around Boston) |
| 20) Who is Goblin? | Johnny's horse |
| 21) What did Johnny practice doing in preparation for the Tea Party? | chopping logs |
| 22) Who ran the Boston Observer newspaper? | Rab's uncle, Mr. Lorne |
| 23) What did the Patriots dress as for the "tea party"? | Indians (Mohawks) |
| 24) What was the name of the secret group of Patriots? | Sons of Liberty (or The Observers) |