Bergauer+Destiny

=Bergauer Destiny= =**__Johnny Tremain__**= =**Unit 1 - Up and About**= =Ch-1= =1.= =Question - What is Johnny's position in the Lapham household?= =Answer - Everybody knew that Johnny was the boss of the attic, and almost the whole house. Even though he isn't the biggest or the oldest silversmith apprentice in the Lapham household.= =2.= =Question - How do Dove and Johnny feel about each other?= =Answer - Dove is the only one in town that hates Johnny, and Johnny feels the same way about Dove.= = = =Ch-3= =1.= =Question - How serious is Johnny about his work, and what are his plans for the future?= =Answer - Johnny is very serious about his work, and he plans on making his master make something beautiful like the silver tea set he made 30 or 40 years ago before he dies.= =2.= =Question - The first reference to the Patriots and their troubles with England is made at the end of this chapter. In what light are the Patriots and their beliefs presented?= =Answer - The Patriots are presented as proud and not as God loving and fearing as they should be.= = = =Ch-4= =1.= =Question - Johnny works while Mr. Lapham sleeps and Dove and Dusty go swimming. What does this show about Johnny and his feelings towards his work?= =Answer - It shows that Johnny is very dedicated to his work and that he really wants to get the handles of the sugar basin made perfectly.= = = =Ch-6= =1.= =Queston - What does the crest of the Lytes look like? What feelings does it convey?= =Answer - The crest is an eye risng out of the sea with rays of light streaming out of it. It conveys hope, because its rising up, and it shows that things can always get better.= = = =**Unit 2 - The Pride of Your Power**= =Ch-1= =1.= =Question - Why does Johnny turn down Paul Revere's offer?= =Answer - Johnny turned down Paul Revere's offer to become his apprentice, because he has to take care of the Lapham family, if he weren't with them then they would all starve, because Mr. Lapham doesn't write down what was supposed to be made, by when, and who wanted it.= = = =Ch-3= =1.= =Question - What are the small important events leading to Johnny's accident?= =Answer - Johnny decided to get the 5 hours he needed to finish the sugar basin on Sunday afternoon after church. Then while he was working Dove gave Johnny the cracked crucible.= = = =Ch-5= =1.= =Question - How does Johnny's life change as a result to his accident and why?= =Answer - Now Johnny can't be a silversmith, because of his bad hand. So he has to do little chores around the house. Then Dove starts bossing him around, and Mr. Lapham says he has to go find a new master to be an apprentice for. All this happened, because of the burn Johnny got that made him lose his thumb.= = = =**Unit 3 - An Earth of Brass**= =Ch-1= =1.= =Question - How does Rab react to Johnny's maimed hand, and what does Johnny think of Rab?= =Answer - Rab doesn't react much to Johnny's hand, he only said that it looked like it had happened recently, and then he listened to Johnny's story. Johnny likes Rab, because he made him feel better about his hand.= = = =Ch-3= =1.= =Question - How does the section title, "Earth of Brass", relate to Jonny's life, especially his professional life as a silversmith?= =Answer - Johnny's life went from brass, living his dream and pretty good, to earth, a not so good life on the streets, because Mrs. Lapham kicked him out of their house for not talking nicely about Mr. Tweedie.= = = = = =**Unit 4 - The Rising Eye**= =Ch-1= =1.= =Question - What is merchant Lyte like?= =Answer - Merchant Lyte isn't very nice, and he thinks he's funny, but really he's just a rich snob.= = = =Ch-2= =1.= =Question - The political parties, Whig and Tory hold conflicting views. Tell about each party and their views on the Stamp Act.= =Answer - The Whigs declared that taxation without representation was a tyranny, and the Tory party believed that all differences could be settled with a time, patience, and respect for the government.= = = =Ch-5= =1.= =Question - What forms of criminal punishment are mentioned to lend historical accuracy to the novel?= =Answer - The gallows are mentioned a few times, you could be hanged, whipped, or even put in the stocks.= =2.= =Question - Why does the court decision favor Johnny?= =Answer - There wasn't any evidence that Johnny stole the cup, or that the cup with the ribbon was the same cup that was stolen back in August, and Cilla and Isannah held testimony to help Johnny, because they were both there when Johnny was talking about the cup that his mother gave him, and Cilla had even seen it.= = = =**Unit 5 - The Boston Oserver**= =Ch-2= =1.= =Question - What are Johnny's responsibilities as messenger? Why is he an important link in the Whig's comunication system?= =Answer - As a messenger Johnny has to take the //Observer// out and deliver it to the suscribers in Boston on Thursday. Then on Friday Johnny starts delivering it to several other towns, all the way up to Charlestown, and on Saturday he takes the ferry back to Boston. Johnny is an important link in the Whig community, because he delivers the paper to the Whigs that have subscribed.= = = =Ch-3 and 4= =1.= =Question - How does Johnny feel about the great differences in his life scince he left the Laphams?= =Answer - Johnny likes his new life with the Lornes, but he really misses Cilla and Isannah.= =2.= =Question - Think about this statement : "If pushed further, he might have taken to crime - because that was what was expected of him." Why do people tend to live up to the expectations of others?= =Answer - People tend to live up to the expectations of others, because there's a lot of pressure on them to do it.= =3.= =Question - What suggestions does Rab give Johnny to improve his friendship with people?= =Answer - Rab suggests that Johnny stop calling people squeak-pigs and other names, and that he think before he speaks.= =4.= =Question - Why is the Observers' Club a treasonous organization?= =Answer - The Observers' Club is a group of Whigs that plan attacks against England.= = = =**Unit 6 - Salt-Water Tea**= =Ch-5= =1.= =Question - What skill must Johnny develop to play a part in the Tea Party?= =Answer - Johnny must learn to chop wood with his left hand, so he can chop open the crates of tea.= = = =**Unit 7 - The Fiddler's Bill**= =Ch-1= =1.= =Question - What punishment does England imposes on the colonists for the Boston Tea Party?= =Answer - The English sent their troops to Boston and closed its ports.= =2.= =Question - How does this punishment unite the separate colonies?= =Answer - This punishment angered all the colonies, therefore making them come together and unite.= = = =Ch-2= =1.= =Question - Gallows are not constructed to punish rebels and the presses are not prohibited from prinitng treasonous statements. Why?= =Answer - General Gage wasn't smart, but he wasn't a tyrant either, and the British didn't like being in Boston any more than the people of Boston liked having them there.= = = =Ch-3= =1.= =Question - Why isn't Lieutenant Stranger angry with Johnny for deliberately upsetting the horse?= =Answer - Johnny just wanted to keep his horse out of the army and Goblin was already jumpy before the incident with the sheet, so he wouldn't make a good horse for battle, because loud cannon and gun shots would scare him way more than a sheet in the wind.= =2.= =Question - Johnny protects Dove when the English boys tease him. Why has Johnny changed?= =Answer - Rab wanted to keep Dove close, because he might know something about when the British were going to move or attack scince he is the new horse boy for Colonel Smith.= = = =Ch-4= =1.= =Question - How have Johnny's feelings changed towards Mrs. Lapham and why?= =Answer - Johnny's feelings towards Mrs. Lapham changed, because Mr. Lapham died and all her older daughters are running off and geting married, and she didn't have much money.= = = =Ch-5= =1.= =Question - Who is Sam Adams' spy in the Lyte household?= =Answer - Mrs. Bessie is Sam Adams' spy in the Lyte's house.= = = =**Unit 8 - A World to Come**= =Ch-1= =1.= =Question - Why is the mob pursuing the Lytes?= =Answer - The mob is a bunch of Whigs that hate the Lytes, they wanted to destroy the Lyte family, but they were to spare Cilla and Mrs. Bessie.= = = =Ch-2= =1.= =Question - What information does the Bible reveal about Johnny's ancestory?= =Answer - It reveals the Johnny really is a Lyte and that Mr. Lyte is Johnny's great Uncle.= =2.= =Question - Johnny says, "This is the end. The end of one thing - the beginning of something else." To what events does Johnny's statement refer?= =Answer - Johnny's statement refers to the Revolutionary War that is about to start. Its the end of the time of peace, for a while anyway, and the beginning of a time of war.= = = =Ch-5= =1.= =Question - James Otis wants to fight for freedom for "men and women and children all over the world." What freedom does he propose to procure for people?= =Answer - James Otis said that they'll all fight for freedom all around the world. The freedom of a man to stand up.= = = =**Unit 9 - The Scarlet Deluge**= =Ch-1= =**1.= =Question - What is "the scarlet deluge"?= =Answer - The scarlet deluge might be the letter that Miss Lydia found torn up in Lieutenant Stranger's trash bin, or maybe its the way that the "rebelious Americans" seized the forts near Portsmouth and took His Majesty's military stores before the British could use them.= = = =Ch-3= =1.= =Question - How has Johnny changed from the beginning of the novel to this chapter?= =Answer - Now Johnny is nicer to Dove, he's not a silversmith apprentice anymore, and he has learned to use his left hand for some things and he's also learned how to ride a horse. When before, Johnny was really mean to Dove, he was a great silversmith, he used his right hand for almost everything, and he didn't know anything about riding a horse.= =2.= =Question - How are the Minute Men preparing for war?= =Answer - The Minute Men are always drilling and practicing their aim, and getting ready to fight the British.= = = =Ch-5= =1.= =Question - As Johnny looks into "the face of death", what does he feel?= =Answer - Johnny starts doubting his physical courage. He feared looking into the "face", seeing those terrible eyes at the end of the guns, and Pumpkin's death greatly unnerved him for a few days, but he decided not to tell anybody how it made him feel.= = = =**Unit 10 - "Disperse, Ye Rebels"**= =Ch-1= =1.= =Question - What occurrences lead the Patriots to believe th British are beginning to move against the rebels?= =Answer - First General Gage sent some of his men out as spies dressed as Yankees and looking for work. Then he took the grenadier and light infantry companes off the list so they could learn some new battle tactics.= =2.= =Question - What is the signal to Charlestown that the Patriots plan to use if the British move? Why will warning help the Patriots?= =Answer - If the British move out by boat then two lanterns will be up in the spire of the church, but if the British go out on the neck only one will be there, and either way the British go, Paul Revere will ride through town on the fastest horse in Boston alerting all the Minute Men. This warning will tell the Patriots to lay low for awhile, and get the Minute Men ready for attack, because the British are coming.= = = =Ch-2= =1.= =Question - Why does Rab decide to leave Boston? How does Johnny react to this decision?= =Answer - Rab decides to leave, beacause he knows that the fighting will start soon and he wants to be a part of it. Johnny didn't take the news well, he refused to believe that Rab was going desert him, and Johnny didn't even say goodbye and good luck to Rab before he left.= = = =Ch-4= =1.= =Question - What is Billy Dawes' responsibility in the Patriots' plan? Paul Revere's?= =Answer - It was Billy Dawes' responsibility to get out of Boston by pretending to be a drunken farmer. Paul Revere was to take his boat and row accross the river then get the fastest horse he could and then spread the alarm that the British were coming, and summon the Minute Men.= =2.= =Question - What important role does Johnny play in the Patriot's plan?= =Answer - Johnny had to tell Billy Dawes and Paul Revere that it was time, and then Paul Revere had Johnny go and tell Robert Newman to hang two lanterns on the church spire.= = = =**Unit 11 - Yankee Doodle**= =Ch-1= =1.= =Question - Where does the first battle occur, and why are the Minute Men defeated?= =Answer - The first battle occured at Lexington, and the Minute Men were defeated, because Colonel Smith heard that Paul Revere had gotten them ready for attack, and he waited for reinforcements to come to their aid.= = = =Ch-3= =1.= =Question - Why are the British unable to punish the opposition leaders?= =Answer - The British can't punish the rebel leaders, because they had all left town the night before.= = = =Ch-4= =1.= =Question - What detail about Johnny convinced Lavinia to find out about Johnny's past?= =Answer - Johnny had a widow's peak like his mother did, and he walked like her and acted a lot like she did, and that made Lavinia want to find out more about him.= = = =Ch-5= =1.= =Question - In Johnny's discussion with Mrs. Bessie, he calls himself "A boy in time of peace and a man in time of war." What does this mean?= =Answer - It means that he isn't afraid to die or fight in the war even if he is still just a boy.= = = =**Unit 12 - A Man Can Stand Up**= =Ch-1= =1.= =Queston - What does Johnny do to his appearance to make him fit in with the way the British soldiers look?= =Answer - Johnny tore his jacket, rolled in muck, pulled off a button, stomped on his hat, put mud on his face, pricked his wrist and smeared blood on his face to make it look like he had come back to the medical station to be treated before going back to battle.= = = =Ch-2= =1.= =Question - Why is Johnny amazed that the rebels have defeated the British?= =Answer - The rebels don't have good guns, any cannons, and they didn't have huge army regiments to call on for back up when needed.= = = =Ch-3= =1.= =Question - What are Johnny's thoughts as he stands on Lexington Green? What is his emotional response?= =Answer - Johnny thought of the Minute Men and farmers who had just fought there the day before, and he feels like he could laugh or cry, but he doesn't.= = = =Ch-5= =1.= =Question - Why does Rab die? What is Johnny's reaction to his death?= =Answer - Rab died because they couldn't stop his bleeding, and Johnny was too stunned to feel upset right away.= =2.= =Question - Why doesn't Johnny feel ashamed of his hand anymore?= =Answer - Johnny isn't ashamed of his hand anymore, because he had other things to worry about, the upcoming war, the people hurt in the war, and everything going on.= = = =**Think about:**= =**3.= =Question - How has Johnny changed in thoughts, actions, feelings from the beginning to the end of the book?= =Answer - At first Johnny bullied Dove, was really happy being a silversmith's apprentice, and he had lots of friends and followers. Although closer to the end of the book Johnny was nicer to Dove, he had a real friend, Rab, and he had learned to ride a horse, and had more real friends.=