Johnny Tremain Chapter One - "Up and About" Part One vocabulary 1. autocratic- a person who uses absolute authority or rule 2. ethereal - heavenly; extremely delicate 3. apoplectic - sudden loss of consciousness due to a brain hemorrhage Questions from Part One 1. What is an apprentice? 2. What are the names and ages of the three apprentices? 3. To whom are they apprenticed and what is his business? 4. Describe Johnny's personalty. 5. Explain the terms of his apprenticeship. Vocabulary from Ch. 1 pt.2 1. pious - active in worship or prayer 2. genteel- well bred; refined; gentlemanly or ladylike 3. sluggard - a lazy,idle person 4. humble - lowly; to be low in importance 5. modest - simple; to be humble about one's importance; freedom from boastfulness Questions from Ch. 1 pt.2 due Wed. 10/22 1. What was the purpose behind Mr. Lapham having Johnny read particular verses from the Bible? 2. What does Mr. Lapham have Johnny swear to? 3. Name the four (4) Lapham sisters. Who is the youngest? Which one is Johnny's age? Ch. 1 pt. 3 1. a) Who comes into the Lapham shop to order a sugar basin? b) Why is this man important? 2. Why is Mr. Lapham hesitant to take the job that the customer wants? 3. After the customer leaves, Mr. Lapham states that he does not care for him very much. Why does he feel this way? Vocabulary: 1. reverie - dreamy thoughts 2. breeches - pants; trousers 3. arrogant - overbearing pride; feelings of superior importance 4. affluence - abundance; wealth 5. venerable - worthy of reverance; deserving respect because of age. 6. protuberant - bulging out; sticking out Chapter 1 part 4 AND part 5 Tuesday, Oct. 28th vocab: solitude - being alone; a lonely place 1. Johnny tells Cilla something about his name that impresses her. What is it? 2. What story does Johnny make up concerning the merchant named Lyte and his wife? 3. What kind of influence did Johnny's mother have on him? 4. What heirloom did Johnny's mom give him and told him to treasure it? Ch. 1 pt. 6 1. Describe the Lyte family crest. 2. The Lytes are a wealthy family in Boston. How is J.T. related to them? Chapter 2 section 1 due Monday, Nov. 3rd 1. Which famous colonial American does Johnny meet at the beginning of chapter two? 2. a) After discussing Johnny's work, what offer does this man make to Johnny? b) What is Johnny's response?
Chapter 2 section 2 and section 3 due Monday, Nov. 10th from section 2 1. Grandpa Lapham , in response to Johnny's bossiness, decides to do what in regards to the sugar bowl? 2. a) Who steps in to make sure the sugar bowl gets done for Mr. Hancock? b) When will Johnny work on it? From section 3 1. Define the word sabotage. 2. How did Dove sabotage Johnny's work on the sugar bowl? 3. What accident occurs to Johnny as a result of this sabotage?
Ch. 2 Pt. 4 Johnny Tremain 1. Gran Hopper is a midwife. What is that? (ans. NOT in book- so where do you look?) 2. a) Describe J.t."s injury after the bandage is removed. b) Is this injury serious?
Ch. 2 pt. 5 AND Ch. 3 pt. 1 due Monday, Nov. 17th both on one sheet
Ch. 2 pt. 5 questions 1. What does Mr. Lapham tell Johnny concerning his apprenticeship? 2. How do Dove and Dusty treat Johnny after his injury? Ch. 3 Vocab belligerent - person engaged in fighting with another person arrogance - excessive pride with contempt for others diffident(ly) - lack of self-confidence; shyness gumption - lively initiative; energy; resourcefulness (finds ways of getting things done) Ch. 3 Pt. 1 1. Johnny is now "down and out" on his luck. Who slips him an occasional snack in his coat pocket? 2. J.T. steps into a shop whose store sign shows a little man with a spyglass. What is a spyglass? (ANIB) What type of shop is this? 3. A woman is placing an ad. What is the ad for? What does J.T. find so interesting about the situation? 4. It seems J.T. makes a friend during Ch.3 pt. 1. Who is it?
Ch. 3 Pt. 2 vocabulary 1, impotence (impotent) - not having power; helpless 2. timid - easily frightened; shy; lack of self-confidence 3. felon - painful inflammation of a finger or toe, usually near the nail 4. exasperation - extreme annoyance; irritation; anger
Questions 1. A man comes to the Lapham residence who might be looking for work. Who is it? What does Johnny think of him? 2. How does Mrs. Lapham respond to Johnny's opinion of this man?
For those of you who are bored out of your minds!!!!!! Here are some Johnny Tremain questions for you Snowbound Edition!! Please put the assignments on separate sheets of paper.
Ch. 3 pt. 3 1. J.T. decides to look elsewhere for a job, seeing that he is getting nowhere in his trade/apprenticeship search. Where does he start looking next? 2. Name the two most prominent wharfs in Boston. 3. A young woman arrives at the wharf who is considered a "classic" beauty. Who is she? 4. Which merchant does Johnny go in search of work? Does this merchant hire Johnny? What is the gift he gives to Johnny and WHY? (4 pt. ques.)
Chapter 3 pt. 4 1. What does J.T. do with the money thatMr. Hancock gives him? (be specific) 2. What does Mrs. Lapham accuse Johnny of? Why does she accuse him of this? 3. Isannah hurts Johnny deeply. How does she do this?
Chapter 3 pt. 5 1. Where does Johnny fall asleep on a quiet, warm night? 2. What revelation/inspiration does J.T. receive in the middle of the night on how to proceed with his life?
Chapter 4 sec. 1 due Tuesday, December 9th, 2014 1. How does the merchant Mr. Lyte treat Johnny when he first walks into his office? 2. What does Johnny say that changes the situation so much so that merchant Lyte invites him to his house.
Chapter 4 sec. 2 due Wednesday, Dec.10th 1. As J.T. retrieves his cup from the Lapham residence, Mrs. Lapham lays into J.T. She states there are rules he must abide ( obey ) by. What are they? 2. J.T. learns about the political tensions in Boston through his friend Rab. Name the two political parties and state which one supports England and which does not. 3. How does Rab help J.T. before he goes to see the merchant Lyte?
Chapter 4 sec. 3 due Friday, Dec. 12th 1. Things do no go well for Johnny at Mr. lytes house. What does Lyte accuse Johnny of? 2. What could be the punishment for this? 3. What year is it in our story? 4. Whom does J.T. ask the sheriff to inform concerning his situation?
Ch. 4 sec. 4 1. J.T. realizes that Rab belongs to a secret organization. a) what is the name of the organization? and b) how does J.T. determine that Rab belongs? 2. Why could Cilla Lapham prove to be a useful witness for J.T.'s defense? 3. What does merchant Lyte do to convince Mrs. Lapham not to have Cilla testify in Johnny's defense?
Chapter 4 sec. 5 1. What is the setting for Ch.4/sec.5? 2. While Mr. Lyte is on the stand make a prediction of the trial's outcome. Will Johnny be found innocent or guilty? 3. Who arrives at the trial and takes the stand in Johnny's defense? 4. What is the outcome of the trial? Was your prediction correct?
Chapter 5 The Boston Observer" Sec. One 1. Why was going to merchant Lyte's office, to sell him back the silver cup, a BIG mistake on Johnny's part? 2. J.T. finally lands a job! What does he do? 3. a) How often does The Observer get published? b) On which day does it get published? c) How long will it take J.T. to deliver the Observer? Sec. 2 1a) What is the name of J.T.'s horse? b) What "issue" does this horse have? 2. What does Rab teach J.T. to do in this section? 3. Find the paragraph that begins with "Rab went into the tavern..." Write the sentence that contains a simile. 4. J.T. becomes a follower of which political party? Is this the pro or anti British party? 5. Name the meals and their order of consumption throughout the day (ie. which meal is first, second, and third). Has it changed over time? 6. J.T. was able to earn himself enough extra money to purchase riding gear for himself. How was he able to make this money?
7. Who (or what) is Rabbit?
chapter 5 section 3 and section 4
1. Why does Cilla have to fetch the heavy buckets of water? 2. What agreement does J.T. make with Cilla?
3. J.T. learns to "count to ten". What does that refer to AND why has it turned out to be a good idea?
4. J.T. learns two things at a dance. One is about Rab, the other is about himself. What does he learn?
5. a) Why does a fight break out at a butcher shop? b) What two (2) things does Johnny learn because of this incident?
Ch. 6 "Salt Water Tea" due Monday, Jan. 26th
1. Was the tax placed on tea by the British Parliament a large tax or a small one?
2. What was the name of the first British tea ship to reach Boston harbor?
3. Mr. Lorne asks J.T. to summon members of the Observers Club. What do you think this club is all about? Also, why must they meet in secret?
4. Which member of the Observers Club was unquestionably brilliant, however had begun to slip into mental instability?
Ch. 6 Section 2 and 3 due Friday, January 30th, 2015
From Section 2 1. Who is more faithful in keeping to the "water pump appointments"? Priscilla or Johnny?
From section 3 2. If Sam Adams looks happy, says Rab, What do the Sons of Liberty usually have planned?
3. What do the men in the Observers Club plan to do on Dec. 16th?
4. What does Sam Adams ask Rab to do for the Club?
From Ch. 6 sec. 4
1. What realization does Johnny have concerning Cilla?
From Ch. 6 sec. 5
2. It seemed as though the three tea ships were in a type of "limbo". They were stuck in the middle and could go nowhere. Explain the situation of these ships.
From Ch. 6 sec. 6
3. "This meeting can do nothing more to save the country" was a signal for what famous event to occur?
4. J.T. spots Dove at the tea party. What was Dove doing that he shouldn't have been doing? How does Rab respond?
Bonus: " Mind you- you will have the fiddler to pay" said Admiral Montauge" What does he mean by this?
Chapter 7 Sec. One
1. What punishment did England place upon Boston for their tea party?
2. Governor Hutchinson was ordered back to England. Who was put in charge of Massachusetts because of this?
3. The gallows could be waiting for all the members of the Observers Club. What are the gallows?
4. What did the British transport ships unload once they reached Boston?
5. Why does Rab get smacked in the head with the broadside of a British sword?
6. J.T. starts to deliver messages for the British. Has our Johnny become a turncoat?
Chapter 7 Section 2
1. The Port of Boston remains closed yet Boston is not starving. Why? 2. Cilla's life (and Isannah's) has changed dramatically. Where do they live now? What is Cilla doing? 3. It appears at the end of this section that J.T. may have a rival for Cilla's affections. Who is it?
Chapter 7 pt. 3 due Thurs. Feb. 12th
1. An old acquaintance of Johnny's gets a job at a British horse stable. Who is it? As this boy is getting beat up does J.T. come to his defense?
2. J.T. saves Goblin from being bought (taken?) by the British. How does J.T. do it?
3. "We're no fancy horse riders over here". What is J.T. referring to as he is talking to the English officers?
4. Who weasles his way back into Johnny's life?
Chapter 7 pt. 4 due Monday, Feb. 23rd
1. Has Johnny's heart softened or hardened toward the Lapham's over the past year? Was there an exception to this feeling?
2. J.T. stops in to see the Laphams. Why is Mr. Tweedie nicer to J.T. this time around?
3. Define the word fraternize. Which of the Laphams is fraternizing with the British? (dictionary)
4. "It was a nice visit - but he would not go again. That was all over". Why do you think J.T. feels this way about the Laphams?
Chapter 7 Pt. 5 due Monday, Feb. 23rd
1. Would you say Lavinia Lyte is a Tory or a Whig? What evidence can you give to support your position?
2. Who becomes Lavinia"s personal handmaiden - to the point were she is going to carry Lavinia's dress train at a masque- rade ball?
3. a) Isannah said "I'm to young to be lascivious". What is Isannah saying? (dictionary time) b) How does Johnny respond to this comment? c) How do the people in the room respond? strange scene this
4. How does Lavinia treat Johnny during this scene? Give a text example of this treatment.
5. What do we learn of Mrs. Bessie? It sure comes as a shock to J.T.
Ch. 8 "A World to Come" sec.1 1. What happens to the Lyte family while at their summer residence in Milton, Mass.?
2. Who warns the Lytes of approaching disaster? Why did this person issue them a warning seeing that they were of the opposite political party?
3. Why does Cilla feel must go back to the Lyte residence in Milton?
4. After finding the family Bible and the family tree, what is the relationship between Johnny and the merchant Lyte?
5. J.T. and Cilla locate his silver cup but they do not take it. Why? 6. Emotions run high through J.T. while at the Lyte residence in Milton. What does he feel concerning the house?
Ch. 8 sec. 3 and 4 last assign. for the 2nd trimester
1.Rab gets in trouble with the British. What happened? 2.How does Rab escape punishment at the hands of the British? 3.What did Mrs. Lapham do in order to keep Mr. Tweedie in their home business? Why do you think she did this? 4a.What is Rab's last name? b. What name does Cilla prefer as it sound nicer? 5.How does Johnny feel about Priscilla now?
Ch. 8 Section 5 due Monday, March 9th 1. Sam Adams and the Observer Club members were angered about a successful British night time raid. What did the British do?
2. Who comes late to the meeting and gives a long speech? Is the speech about why we should fight the British or why we should not fight?
3. This speaker also states that if war is to come people at the meeting will have to make serious sacrifices. Give three (3) examples of who must sacrifice what?
4. What does this speaker mean when he states "... die, so that a man can stand up" ?
Chapter 9 section 1 "The Scarlet Deluge"
*Note: In my book there is no section two ( a typographical error in the book). We will end section one at the paragraph that begins with "Even in the old days of the Lapham Shop..."
1. Who were the four men who were the leaders of the Boston Whigs? 2. a) What info. does Johnny gather from a torn up letter from a British officer? b) Who does Johnny give this info. to? 3. What was achieved with this info.? Would you consider this a success for the American patriots or the British army?
Chapter 9 Section 2
1. a) Define the word garrulous. 1b) Define the word indolent
2. What does Rab and J.T. do to Dove in order for him to "spill the beans" over British secrets he may know?
3. To whom does Johnny become a pupil to? What does he learn from his teacher?
4. At what time (and only time) do teacher and pupil consider themselves equals?
Chapter 9 Sec. 3
1. Why does the British sergeant want to give J.T. 30 lashes with a whip?
2. Does J.T. receive the lashes? Explain
3. Why does the soldier Pumpkin want to desert the British army?
4. All over New England patriots were preparing themselves for confrontation with the British. How were they doing this?
Chapter 10 "Disperse Ye Rebels" due Monday, April 27th, 2015
1. Why does Rab pack his belongings and get set to leave Boston?
2. How is J.T. able to gather valuable information concerning British plans on the night of April 18th?
3. What three clues does J.T. gather concerning the British plans for the night of April 18th while helping Dove?
4. What is the purpose of the lanterns in the Old North Church on the night of April 18th? How many were lit?
5. When and where were the first shots of the Revolutionary War fired?
"A Man Can Stand Up"
1. Johnny travels to Lexington because he has a message for whom?
2. Johnny stops by a farmhouse for a drink and converses with a young woman. " How many men were killed at Lexington", Johnny asks. What was her reply?
3. What major event happened to Rab?
4. What gift does Rab give Johnny?
5. a) What does Dr. Warren do concerning Johnny's hand?
b) Why was Dr. Warren upset at J.T.'s original treatment of his hand?