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Esther Forbes won the 1943 Pulitzer Prize for History for her biography of Paul Revere, "Paul Revere and the World He Lived In", and the 1944 Newbery Medal for "Johnny Tremain", a novel for teenage readers set in the time of the American Revolution.
2 Esther Forbes quizzes and 25 Esther Forbes trivia questions.
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  'Johnny Tremain'    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is about my favorite book-Johnny Tremain. It's about an apprentice (trade and place are questions), during the Revolutionary War, and how it affects his life. It's a great piece of literature, by a great author (Q 1). Good Luck!
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  Johnny Tremain quiz    
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 15 Qns
This is a quiz on 'Johnny Tremain', a book about the American Revolution by Esther Forbes, winner of the 1943 Newbery Medal.
Difficult, 15 Qns, meals, Nov 26 04
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How old is Dusty Miller at the beginning of the book?

From Quiz "Johnny Tremain quiz"




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Esther Forbes Trivia Questions
1. How old is Dusty Miller at the beginning of the book?

From Quiz Johnny Tremain quiz

Answer: Eleven

'Dusty Miller was eleven. It was easy for Johnny to say 'Look sharp, Dusty,' and little Dusty looked sharp.'

2. Who wrote Johnny Tremain?

From Quiz 'Johnny Tremain'

Answer: Esther Forbes

Esther Forbes, author of Pulitzer Prize winner 'Paul Revere.'

3. On which day was the port of Boston closed?

From Quiz Johnny Tremain quiz

Answer: June 1st, 1774

King George, furious about the tea in Boston harbor, closed Boston's port. This was meant to cripple the city, because it relied on the port. It did, however, make the country furious, even Tories, and more people than ever talked Revolution. And the rest of the thirteen colonies helped Boston get through the next winter.

4. Where is Johnny Tremain set?

From Quiz 'Johnny Tremain'

Answer: Boston

'Johnny Tremain' is set in Boston, Massachusetts during the times leading up to Revolutionary War.

5. How many shillings did the Observers 'owe' on the Sunday Sam Adams came with a paper for Rab to set?

From Quiz Johnny Tremain quiz

Answer: Eight shillings

This meant that they would meet at the Observer that night at eight. Johnny made the rounds, even though it was a Sunday.

6. What is the first sentence of the book?

From Quiz 'Johnny Tremain'

Answer: On Rocky Islands gulls woke.

Chapter I. Up and About.

7. After Cilla went to work for the Lytes and came to visit Johnny, how long did Rab take walking her home?

From Quiz Johnny Tremain quiz

Answer: One hour, forty-seven minutes

Johnny was mad. Rab, who took one hour and forty-seven minutes to walk Cilla home, had been fed by the cook, and thought Cilla was a grand kid.

8. What was Johnny's master's name?

From Quiz 'Johnny Tremain'

Answer: Mr. Lapham

Mr. Lapham, a devoutly religious man, employed three apprentices - Dove (the one who gave Johnny a cracked crucible), Dusty and of course, Johnny.

9. Which inn is situated near the Observer's office?

From Quiz Johnny Tremain quiz

Answer: Afric Queen

This is where the British soldiers stay, and where Johnny glutted himself after receiving the money from John Hancock.

10. What was Jonathan Tremain's middle name?

From Quiz 'Johnny Tremain'

Answer: Lyte

Jonathan Lyte Tremain. Johnny was somehow related to the wealthy Lyte family. He had a cup to prove it (a silver cup with the rising sun), although he had it taken away.

11. Which Major demanded, 'Disperse, ye rebels!'?

From Quiz Johnny Tremain quiz

Answer: Major Pitcairn & Pitcairn & John Pitcairn

Major Pitcairn was an actual historical person like most of the people in this book. He also really said 'Disperse, ye rebels!'. The rebels did not disperse.

12. What was Johnny's friends name at the Boston Observer?

From Quiz 'Johnny Tremain'

Answer: Rab

Rab showed Johnny friendship at the lowest time of Johnny's life.

13. What was Johnny's horses name?

From Quiz 'Johnny Tremain'

Answer: Goblin

Rab gave Johnny his jumpy horse, Goblin, to deliver the paper on his routes.

14. What kind of gem did Merchant Lyte (supposedly) break a tooth on?

From Quiz Johnny Tremain quiz

Answer: A ruby

Johnny entertained Isannah with stories about Merchant Lyte. This was one of them. He claimed that the cook mistook a ruby for a currant and put it in a fruitcake and that was why Lyte had a chipped front tooth.

15. What trade was Johnny practicing, before his hand accident?

From Quiz 'Johnny Tremain'

Answer: Silversmith

After the cracked crucible incident, Johnny found a friend and a job - Rab and paper delivery boy.

16. Who organized the Boston spy system?

From Quiz Johnny Tremain quiz

Answer: Paul Revere & revere

17. Who was Rab's Grandfather?

From Quiz 'Johnny Tremain'

Answer: Grandsire Silsbee

18. What was the name of Sam Adams' African-American maid?

From Quiz Johnny Tremain quiz

Answer: Sukey

Sukey accidentally threw a bucket of dirty dish water onto Johnny, but Johnny counted ten and she apologized, dried his clothes, and gave him pie.

19. What is the last sentence of the book?

From Quiz 'Johnny Tremain'

Answer: 'A man can stand up . . .'

Before Rab died at Lexington or Concord (not clear), he said 'A man can stand up...' Then he told Johnny to leave. Rab died. Those words kept echoing through Johnny's head.

20. What card was Lavinia Lyte going to be at a masquerade (Isannah was going to be a two and hold her train) with British officers?

From Quiz Johnny Tremain quiz

Answer: Queen of Spades

Cilla brought in Johnny to make Lavinia a scepter. Johnny was thrown out shortly thereafter, having tipped Isannah over (with hardly anything on) and insulted her.

21. What was the name of Madge's sergeant?

From Quiz Johnny Tremain quiz

Answer: Sergeant Gale & Gale

22. What color horse pulls John Hancock's carriage?

From Quiz Johnny Tremain quiz

Answer: Gray

This is mentioned just before Johnny goes to John Hancock for a job.

23. What was the name of the lieutenant who whacked Rab on the head with his sword for daring to touch British weapons?

From Quiz Johnny Tremain quiz

Answer: Lieutenant Bragg

Rab was looking for a decent gun at this point in the book. He had the audacity to touch one of the British guns. The lieutenant who was guarding it broke off his conversation with the girls for long enough to whack him on the head with the flat of his sword, then kept on talking.

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