JOHNNY TREMAIN BOOKMARK: CHAPTERS 1 & 2
Exposition: Character, Setting, Point of View
Where is the setting? (Time and Place)
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Main Characters (who are they):
Mrs. Lapham __________________________________
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Dove ________________________________________
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Dusty Miller ___________________________________
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Johnny ______________________________________
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Old Mr. Lapham _______________________________
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Cilla _________________________________________
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Vocabulary Words (short definition for each)
Granary ______________________________________
Hovel ________________________________________
Apprentice ____________________________________
Breeches______________________________________
Swinish _______________________________________
Silversmith ____________________________________
Brackish water _________________________________
Apoplectic _____________________________________
Ulcerated _____________________________________
Laudanum ____________________________________
Maimed _______________________________________
Find and write down as many phrases from the book
as you can to tell “what kind of person is Johnny?”
Put the page number next to it.
Isannah ______________________________________
“Johnny Tremain was the boss of the attic, and almost
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the whole house. “ 2
Madge________________________________________
“..he was clever at his work.” 3
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Dorcas ______________________________________
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Mr. Hancock
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Paul Revere __________________________________
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Questions:
What were old man Lapham’s plans for Johnny and Cilla? __________________________________________________
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Mr. Lapham has Johnny read from the Bible. What were the verses about and how did they apply to Johnny? _________
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What was Mr. Lapham’s “weakness” regarding his orders? What was Johnny supposed to do about it?
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Who is John Hancock and what part did he have in “stirring up trouble” between the colonies and England? How did Mr.
Lapham feel about this? _____________________________________________________________________________
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What is Johnny’s middle name, and why is it important? What did his mother tell him never to do unless he “got to the end
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What happened to Johnny in the “accident” and who was responsible? _________________________________________
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How did the accident change Johnny’s life? ______________________________________________________________
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What kind of person is Johnny Tremain in these first two chapters? Name two specific qualities & give examples.
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