What is the new delivery system for delivering papers outside of Boston?
A Rab's Uncle smuggles them out of Boston to be delivered.
100
How are the people of Charleston warned about the British?
One or two lanterns in the Old North Church.
100
Where is Doctor Warren off to?
Lexington.
100
Why does Johnny get the uniform dirty?
He wants any soldier that sees him to think that he has been fighting and wounded.
100
What are Johnny’s thoughts about the land and the people supposed to tell you about how he identifies himself?
He thinks that he is going to play a small part in a large happening.
200
What deal does Johnny make with Pumpkin?
Pumpkin trades his musket and uniform for a hat with a wig in it and a smock from Johnny so that he could go and desert the British army.
200
Why doesn't Paul Revere tell Dr. Church any information?
He doesn't trust Dr. Church.
200
Why are the Lytes packing?
They are shipping off to England.
200
What does Johnny find out about Rab?
He has been severely wounded and doesn't look too good.
200
What do the last three sentences of the book mean?
They are mean that Johnny is always going to remember Rab.
300
What does each minute man make to fit his own gun?
Cartridges.
300
Where is Rab off to? Why?
He is going to Lexington to be part of the militia
300
What is Johnny's plan for protecting the Lournes?
He wants the Lournes to move into the Lyte House to be protected.
300
What is the irony surrounding the musket?
Rab went through a lot of trouble trying to get his musket and he never got to fire it.
300
Who are the dynamic characters in the novel?
Rab, Mrs. Lapham, Mr. Lapham, Mr. Lourne
400
Why does Johnny no longer carry letters for the British?
Dove ratted him out when he told the officers that Johnny was a Whig.
400
What famous message does the author have Johnny deliver to Robert Newman?
He tells him to hang two lanterns in the Old North Church.
400
What does Lavinia tell Johnny about his parents?
She tells him that he really is related to the Lytes and that she knew his mom personally.
400
Why does Rab pretend like he wants him to go Silsbee's Cove and why does he really want Johnny to go?
Rab wants Johnny to leave to look for the women and children, so that he could die peacefully.
400
Who are the static characters?
Johnny, Cilla, Isannah, Lavinia
500
Where do the leaders of the new spy network now meet?
They meet at the Green Dragon.
500
List all the things that Billy Dawes does to prepare for his part.
He dresses up in a worn down hat with a broken feather in it. He also pours rum all over himself to give him a drunken smell. He then changes his expression to be an out of focus goofy look.
500
How has the larger political conflict influenced the characters this far?
The certain people have trouble see others. There is a sense of hostility around the British and the Observers.
500
What does Dr. Warren tell Johnny when he gets back to Buck-horn Tavern?
Rab is dead.
500
How do the last lines relate to the main characters in the book?
They tell that all of the main characters are intertwined with one another.