Name

Date

4-12

JOHNNY TREMAIN
Comprehension Test B
Directions: Read each question carefully. Circle the letter of the choice that best answers each question.
1. Apprentices were little more than slaves until they had served their masters for
a. seven
b. six
c. five

years.

2. What did Johnny possess that would prove he was kin to rich Mr. Lyte?
a. a birth certificate
b. a letter from his mother
c. an engraved silver cup
3. Johnny was finally able to talk about his accident to Rab, who
a. worked for the Boston Observer
b. worked for a shipbuilder
c. worked for a butcher

4. Which political party believed that taxation without representation was tyranny?
a. Whigs
b. Tories
c. Democrats
.

6. When Adams said, "This meeting can do nothing more to save the country," Johnny
a. blew on the silver whistle
b. gave a loud war whoop
c. jumped for joy
7. Why was Johnny jealous of Rab?
a. Rab had two good hands.
b. Rab was taller and better built.
c. Rab and Cilia liked each other.
5. Cilia told Johnny she couldn't marry Rab because
a. she loved Johnny
b. Rab didn't treat women well
c. Cilia Silsbee sounded silly

9. Why were women all over New England letting their pewter be melted?
a. It could be made into bullets for the minutemen.
b. Pewter was out of style.
c. They needed the money it brought.
10. Who was Billy Dawes?
a. a British officer who led the advance on Lexington
b. the man who rode with Paul Revere
c. a deserter who was shot before a firing squad

1993 by Sue Jones Erienbusch

5. Johnny started learning to use his crippled hand because

a. he started taking physical therapy
b. he had to use both hands to control Goblin
c. he wanted to be a silversmith again

Answer Key
JOHNNY TREMAIN Comprehension Test B
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2 c
3. a
4. a
5. b

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b