Witte+Sam

=//**Witte Sam**//= = = =Johnny Tremain= =__Unit 1: Up and About__= =__Chapter 1__= =1. What is Johnny's position in the Lapham household?= =Johnny is an apprentice of Mr Lapham, and Mr Lapham is a silversmith.= =2.How do Dove and Johnny feel about each other?= =Dove and Johnny hate each other, and Dove is jealous of Johnny's silversmith abilities. Johnny is younger than Dove, but he can still beat him up if he wants to. Dove thinks he should be stronger because he is older. Mr Lapham likes Johnny more than Dove.= =__Chapter 3__= =1. How serious is Johnny about his work, and what are his plans for the future?= =Johnny is very serious about his work, and he hopes to be a master silversmith like Mr. Lapham. He wants to own his own shop as a master craftsman, and he will only allow boys to work for him as apprentices.= =2. 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?= =Mr Lapham doesn't like the Whigs, because they don't read the bible?= =__Chapter 4__= =1. Johnny works while Mr. Lapham sleeps and Dove and Dusty go swimming. What does this show about Johnny and his feelings towards his work?= =Johnny is concentrated on his work and doesn't get tempted to skip out on work easily.= =__Chapter 6__= =1. What does the crest of the Lytes look like? What feelings does it convey? = =The Lytes was an eye rising up from the sea with rays of light streaming out. It conveyed feelings of warmth as the sun rises in the sky, and it reminds Johnny of his mother.= =__Unit 2: The Pride of Your Power__= =__Chapter 1__= =1. Why does Johnny turn down Paul Revere's offer? = =Johnny turns down Paul Revere's offer because he said the Lapham's will starve without him. Mr Lapham is getting old and going blind.= =__Chapter 3__= = 1. What are the small important events leading to Johnny's accident? = =Mr. Lapham reestablishes a tradition to start the Sabbath day at sunset on Saturday. With Mrs. Laphams permission Johnny works on the Sabbath day. Dove and Dusty use the wrong crucible and Johnny slips.= =__Chapter 5__= = 1. How does Johnny's life change as a result of the accident and why? = =Johnny can no longer work as a silversmith, and so he has to just do chores around the house. Dove and Dusty are now better silversmiths than Johnny.= =__Unit 3: An Earth of Brass__= =__Chapter 1__= =1. How does Rab react to Johnny's maimed hand, and what does Johnny think of Rab?= =Rab doesn't give Johnny pity or offer to help him when he is trying to get some butter. Johnny likes how Rab doesn't pity him like everyone else in the town. Johnny also likes Rab's confidence and that he is very easy-going.= =__Chapter 3__= =1. How does the section title, "Earth of Brass", relate to Johnny's life, especially his professional life as a silversmith?= =The title means that Johnny is not as valuable as he was a silversmith (or so he thinks).= =__Unit 4: The Rising Eye__= =__Chapter 1__= =1. What is merchant Lyte like?= =Merchant Lyte has dark eyes, bushy black brows, yellow skin, and a fat face. He is not very patient and likes make rude jokes about Johnny.= =__Chapter 2__= =1. The political parties, Whig and Tory hold conflicting views. Tell about each party and their views on the stamp act.= =Whigs say that taxation without representation is tyranny. Tories say time, patience, and respect for government will fix all problems with Europe.= =__Chapter 5__= =1. What forms of criminal punishment are mentioned to lend historical accuracy to the novel?= =A person could be whipped, or hung and sent to the gallows.= =2. Why does the court decision favor Johnny?= =The court's decision favors Johnny because Cilla testified in Johnny's defense.= =__Unit 5: The Boston Observer__= =__Chapter 2__= =1. What are Johnny's responsibilities as a messenger? Why is he an important link in the Whig's communication system?= =As a messenger of the Boston Observer Johnny must deliver papers to Boston and the surrounding towns and cities. Everyone he delivers to asks Johnny about the politics, because he is from the Boston Observer in Boston, the capitol of Massachusetts.= = __Chapter 3 and 4__ = = 1. How does Johnny feel about the great differences in his life since he left the Laphams? = =Johnny likes his knew life at the Boston Observer and with Rab. He misses Cilla but, doesn't wan't to go near the Laphams house.= = 2. Think about this statement:"If pushed a little farther, 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? = =People live up to the expectations of others, because they feel like they don't need to prove that they are any better.= = 3. What suggestions does Rab give to Johnny to improve his relationships with people? = =Rab tells Johnny that he shouldn't keep his hand in his pocket like it is the worst thing you've ever seen. He says that Johnny shouldn't worry about how others see his hand. Rab also tells Johnny not to call people squeak-pigs, and to think before he talks.= = 4. Why is the Observers' club a treasonous group? = =They plan attacks or strikes against the king of England and his decrees.= =__Unit 6: Salt-Water Tea__= =__Chapter 5__= =1. What skills must Johnny develop to play a part in the Tea Party?= =Johnny must learn how to chop wood with his left hand. He learns how to chop wood every day for two hour with the Afric Queen's wood for free.= = __Unit 7:__ __The Fiddler's Bill__ = = __Chapter 1__ = = 1. What punishment does England impose on the colonists for the Boston Tea Party? = =The Boston ports will be closed until they pay for all the tea or starve.= = 2. How does this punishment unite the separate colonies? = =The punishment was so cruel that all of the colonies heard about it and resented England. The Boston port was a main port, and without it other colonies wouldn't make as much money and Boston may starve.= =__Chapter 2__= = 1. Gallows are not constructed to punish rebels and the presses are not prohibited from printing treasonous statements. Why? = = English General Gage wanted no conflict with the town's people. He hoped all the disagreement would smooth out if the colonists and soldiers didn't quarrel. = = __Chapter 3__ = = 1. Why isn't Lieutenant Stranger angry with Johnny for deliberately upsetting the horse? = =Stranger's not angry with Johnny because Goblin is Johnny's horse.= = 2. Johnny protects Dove when the English boys tease him. Why has Johnny changed? = =Johnny protects Dove because he knows he might be important in know when the British are about to march.= = __Chapter 4__ = = 1. How have Johnny's feelings changed towards Mrs. Lapham and why? = =Johnny is more mature now, and he understands that Mrs. Lapham got angry a lot because she was trying so hard to provide food for the whole family.= = __Chapter 5__ = = 1. Who is Sam Adams' spy in the Lyte household? = = Mrs Bessie, the cook, is Sam Adam's spy in the Lyte household. = =__ Unit 8: A World to Come __= =__ Chapter 1 __= = 1. Why is the mob pursuing the Lytes? = = The mob was pursuing the Lytes, because they left the safety of Boston (where British guards protected them from the rebels), and went to Milton (where there was no British gaurds). = = __Chapter 2__ = = 1. What information does the Bible reveal about Johnny's ancestory? = =Johnny is merchant Lyte's grandnephew.= =2. Johnny says, 'This is the end. The end of one thing- the beginning of something else." To what events does Johnny's statemant refer?= =He means it is the end of peace with Britain, and the begining of a Civil war.= =__Chapter 5__= =1. James Otis wants to fight for " men and women and children all over the world." What freedom does he propose to procure for people?= =He wants to show people that they can stand up against government tyranny.= =__Unit 9: The Scarlet Deluge__= =__Chapter 3__= =1. How has Johnny changed from the begining of the novel to this chapter?= =Now he knows all about politics, and is a key role in the Whigs communication system. When he was with the Laphams he knew nothing of this stuff.= =2. How are the Minute Men preparing for war?= =They use whatever they can to make bullets, make cartriges out of note paper, and make gunpowder with saltpeter, sulfer, and charcoal.= =__Chapter 5__= =1. As Johnny looks into "the face of death", what does he feel?= =He doubts his physical courage, and he felt like a coward.= =__Unit 10: "Disperse, Ye Rebels"__= =__Chapter 1__= =1. What occurrences lead the patriots to believe the British are beginning to move against the rebels?= =Johnny finds out, from Dove, that the horses are being prepared for war, and the boats were also being loaded for departure. Also, Lieutenant Stranger is really happy, the British send spies, change tactics, polish cannons, and sharpen their bayonets.= =2. What is the signal to Charlestown that the patriots plan to use if the British move? Why will warning help the patriots?= =The signal if the British leave by land is two lanterns on top of the church, and one if they leave by land. Warning will help the Minute Men be ready to intercept the British troops. Paul Revere rode to warn the Minute Men.= =__Chapter 2__= =1. Why does Rab decide to leave Boston? How does Johnny react to this decision?= =Rab leaves Boston to help the war effort and fight for freedom. Johnny is worried about Rab, and wishes he could go with him. Johnny feels betrayed.= =__Chapter 4__= =What is Billy Dawes' responsibility in the patriot' plan? Paul Revere's?= =Billy Dawes goes by land to warn the Minute Men. Paul Revere goes by row boat to Charlestown and then rides by horse to warn the Minute Men.= =__Unit 11: Yankee Doodle__= =__Chapter 1__= =1. Where does the first battle occur, and why are the Minute Men defeated?= =The first battle was at Lexington, and the Minute Men were defeated because they had 70 men and the British had 700.= =__Chapter 3__= =1. Why are the British unable to punish the opposition leaders?= =They had left Boston, and went to help the war effort.= =__Chapter 4__= =1. What detail about Johnny convince Lavinia to find out about Johnny's past?= =He has a widow's peak.= =__Chapter 5__= =1. 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? = = This means that he will fight for his country even if he is a boy, and he isn't a foolish boy anymore. = = __Unit 12: A Man Can Stand Up__ = = __Chapter 1__ = = 1. What does Johnny do to his appearance to make him fit in with the way the British soldiers look? = =He wears Pumpkin's uniform, and gets his face all bloody and dirty.= =__Chapter 2__= = 1. Why is Johnny amazed that the rebels have defeated the British? = =The rebels are smaller in number, less skilled, less trained, and not as equipped as the British.= =__Chapter 3__= =1. What are Johnny's thoughts as he stands on Lexington Green? What is his emotional response?= =He says he can see Rab standing there not afraid. He knew how hopeless, yet patriotic the men were as they stood there.= =__Chapter 5__= =1. Why does Rab die? What is Johnny's reaction to his death?= =Rab bleed to death. Rab's death doesn't really hit Johnny at first.= =2. Why doesn't Johnny feel ashamed of his hand anymore?= =After Rabs death Johnny doesn't realize his hand and he knows that Doctor Warren can fix it. He has a war to worry about.=