Johnny Tremain

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-book review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. Which statement best illustrates the contrast between Johnny and Rab?

A) Johnny is quick to forgive, but Rab holds grudges.

B) Johnny is quick to insult people, but Rab brings out the best in others.

C) Johnny is quick to help others, but Rab is lazy and selfish.

D) Johnny is quick to support the war, but Rab is conflicted about it.

2. Which of the following foreshadows Johnny’s accident?

A) Mr. Lapham asks Johnny to read biblical passages about pride. 

B) Johnny asks Paul Revere’s advice about the sugar basin.

C) Mrs. Lapham asks Johnny to work on a Sunday.

D) Mr. Lapham wants Johnny to inherit the Lapham family business.

3. Which is the most logical explanation for Johnny’s decision not to reclaim the Lyte cup?

A) He decides it’s not worth the risk of being accused of theft again.

B) He decides the cup is an inferior example of silversmithing.

C) He decides he doesn’t want anything to do with the corrupt Lytes.

D) He decides he won’t accept the cup unless Mr. Lyte apologizes to him.

4. Which statement best explains why Johnny decides to undergo surgery on his hand at the end of the novel?

A) He wants to reclaim his life as a promising silversmith.

B) He wants to avenge Rab’s death and despises the British.

C) He wants to stop being self-conscious of his appearance.

D) He wants to defend the cause of freedom that Rab died for.

5. Which character shows what happens to those who do not adapt to a changing world?

A) Mrs. Lapham

B) Mr. Lyte

C) Mr. Tweedie

D) Mrs. Lorne

6. Which statement most clearly expresses the idea this novel communicates about the greater good?

A) Advancing the greater good requires leadership.

B) Advancing the greater good requires innovation.

C) Advancing the greater good requires compromise.

D) Advancing the greater good requires self-sacrifice.

7. Which statement most clearly expresses the idea this novel communicates about humility?

A) Humility is important because it fosters empathy.

B) Humility is less important than being skillful at one’s work.

C) Humility is important, but people shouldn’t always put others first.

D) Humility is less important than the courage to defend one’s beliefs.

8. Which statement most clearly expresses the idea this novel communicates about the world?

A) The world is always dangerous, and people must look out for themselves.

B) The world is always improving, and people must stay optimistic.

C) The world is always changing, and people must adapt to survive.

D) The world is always worsening, and people must accept this.

9. Which of the following most clearly expresses what the Lyte cup symbolizes in this novel?

A) Wealth and status

B) Hope and promise

C) Family and acceptance

D) Lies and betrayal

10. Which of the following events foreshadows Rab’s death?

A) Rab defies Mr. Lyte by helping Johnny prove his innocence.

B) Pumpkin is executed for deserting the British army.

C) Rab offers Johnny a job delivering papers for the printing office.

D) James Otis gives a speech to the Boston Observers.

Long Answer

Compose a response of 2-3 sentences, incorporating text details to support your response.

1. How does Johnny’s relationship with Cilla change over the course of the novel?

2. How does the novel’s resolution demonstrate Johnny’s growth since the beginning of the novel?