April Morning Quiz

Question 1

1.

What does Adam deliver to church for his mother? (from The Evening)

Wicks.

Candles.

Lanterns.

Matches.

Answer 1

b

Question 2

2.

How many American rebels are converging on Boston? (from The Afternoon)

5,000.

3,000.

4,000.

8,000.

Answer 2

a

Question 3

3.

Which of the following is not a battle during April 19, 1775? (from The Forenoon - The Midday)

North Bridge.

Yorktown.

Lexington.

Concord.

Answer 3

b

Question 4

4.

Who leads the advance column of British troops? (from The Night - The Morning)

General Gage.

General Howe.

Major Pitcairn.

Major Payne.

Answer 4

c

Question 5

5.

Along what road do the American militia strike back at the British? (from The Forenoon - The Midday)

The West Road.

The Burgoyne Road.

The South Road.

The Menotony Road.

Answer 5

d

Question 6

6.

How old is Adam? (from The Afternoon – The Evening)

15.

Answer 6

d

Question 7

7.

Which of the following people does Adam not run into after Lexington? (from The Forenoon - The Midday)

Joseph Simmons.

Levi.

The Reverend.

Dover.

Answer 7

b

Question 8

8.

Why does Sarah Cooper forbid anyone from gloating over the deaths of British soldiers? (from The Afternoon)

Theirs is a Quaker household.

Theirs is a secular household.

Theirs is a Christian household.

Theirs is a Jewish household.

Answer 8

c

Question 9

9.

Who reminds Adam that his family needs him now, and going to Boston is not a good idea? (from The Evening)

Ruth Simmons.

Dover.

The Reverend.

Major Pitcairn.

Answer 9

c

Question 10

10.

Who meets Adam after Adam flees from the British? (from The Forenoon - The Midday)

Major Pitcairn.

Moses Cooper.

Cartwright Jones.

Solomon Chandler.

Answer 10

d

Question 11

11.

What does Granny know sooner or later will happen? (from The Evening)

Adam will be killed in battle.

Adam will go off to fight.

Adam will get married and have kids.

Adam will make his own life somewhere, someday.

Answer 11

b

Question 12

12.

At least how many British troops have moved out of Boston? (from The Night - The Morning)

1,000 - 2,000.

2,000 - 4,000.

500 - 1,000.

200 - 750.

Answer 12

a

Question 13

13.

What does Ruth declare for Adam? (from The Evening)

Twelve children after marriage.

Her desire to marry at once.

Her love.

Her fondest affections.

Answer 13

c

Question 14

14.

What does Adam sign up to join? (from The Night - The Morning)

The Continental Army.

Planet Fitness.

The British Marines.

The militia.

Answer 14

d

Question 15

15.

Joseph Simmons declares that what has begun? (from The Afternoon)

A major battle.

A chance for peaceful conflict resolution.

A real war.

Sunset.

Answer 15

c

Question 16

16.

What do the women and children provide the responding militia with? (from The Forenoon - The Midday)

Gunpowder.

Rifles.

Butter.

Water.

Answer 16

d

Question 17

17.

Who is Adam’s love interest? (from The Afternoon – The Evening)

Rebecca Morning.

The wife of General Gage.

Elizabeth Baker.

Ruth Simmons.

Answer 17

d

Question 18

18.

How many buildings do the British burn down in Lexington? (from The Afternoon)

None.

3.

Answer 18

d

Question 19

19.

On what day does the novel begin? (from The Afternoon – The Evening)

July 4, 1776.

April 19, 1775.

July 2, 1776.

April 18, 1775.

Answer 19

d

Question 20

20.

Where are the dead brought to lie in wake? (from The Afternoon)

The church.

The river.

Town hall.

The common green.

Answer 20

a

Question 21

21.

What does Adam think his father’s feelings are toward him? (from The Afternoon – The Evening)

He saddens him.

He annoys him.

He loves him.

He hates him.

Answer 21

d

Question 22

22.

What happens to the relationship between Adam and his father as they head over to the common green? (from The Night - The Morning)

It is worsened.

It is strained.

It is broken.

It is repaired.

Answer 22

d

Question 23

23.

What does Adam thank God for at the end of the day? (from The Evening)

That his mother and grandmother and brother are alive.

That tomorrow is a new day.

That he lived.

That the day is over.

Answer 23

d

Question 24

24.

What awakens the Cooper family in the middle of the night? (from The Night - The Morning)

The sun.

An explosion.

The arrival of the British vanguard.

A rider.

Answer 24

d

Question 25

25.

What does Levi want to kill? (from The Afternoon – The Evening)

Hessian grenadiers.

British soldiers.

Ducks.

German mercenaries.

Answer 25

b