April Morning

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-text review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. Why might Adam be considered an unreliable source of information in his household?

A) His sincerity

B) His intelligence

C) His doubts

D) His adolescence

2. How does Adam perceive his father at the beginning of the novel?

A) As callous and harsh

B) As having good intentions

C) As kind but difficult

D) As judgmental

3. What does Moses value more than faith?

A) Criticism

B) Data

C) Reason

D) Love

4. What event foreshadows Adam’s conflict with the militia and the British army?

A) Moses allows Adam to join the militia.

B) Levi has a dream of a red sky and his own death.

C) Sarah is displeased when Moses allows Adam to join the militia.

D) The committee meeting decides to confront the British army.

5. Initially, Adam believes the British troops smiled and screamed insults at the Lexington colonial militia. What does Adam’s assessment of the British reaction reveal about him?

A) His perspective comes from speaking with eyewitnesses.

B) He has a bias toward Loyalists.

C) His hatred for war clouds his mind.

D) His assessment is a trauma response from the skirmish.

6. What motivates Solomon Chandler to fight in the war?

A) Grief and self-preservation

B) Violence and revenge

C) Honor and glory

D) Defense of his land and life

7. How do Adam’s meditations on his father change after his father’s death?

A) Adam reflects more often on his father’s harsh treatment.

B) Adam struggles to reconcile his conflicting feelings about his father.

C) Adam realizes his father is a good person and idolizes him.

D) Adam begins to remember the good things his father did.

8. What is the symbolic significance of Adam’s presumed death at home?

A) It signifies the death of his childhood.

B) It describes the loss of Adam’s compassion.

C) It represents an end to Adam’s romanticism of warfare.

D) It explains the death of Adam’s desire to be at war.

9. What ultimately causes Adam to reject Chandler as a father figure?

A) Chandler presents himself as selfish and vengeful.

B) Chandler does not support Adam’s role in the militia.

C) Adam believes Chandler’s advice is faulty.

D) Chandler loses Adam’s respect when he rides a soldier’s horse.

10. What is the main reason the townspeople disagree on what might justify war?

A) The townspeople disagree on whether to fight Britain.

B) Some people have not been as impacted by the skirmishes as others.

C) Each person has their own interpretation of morality.

D) The characters are corrupt and want to justify their actions.

11. What is the Cooper family’s perspective on the use of violence to resolve conflict?

A) They reject violence for resolving conflict if avoidable.

B) They believe passive solutions always resolve conflict.

C) They disagree on whether violence is a good resolution.

D) They embrace violence if it is well thought out.

12. What is the significance of the novel’s title April Morning?

A) It represents new beginnings and growth.

B) It reflects the hope the colonials feel after defeating British soldiers.

C) It refers to the beginning of the Revolutionary War in April.

D) It portrays the peaceful resolve of the colonials to fight Great Britain.

13. What do you think best describes the author’s purpose in writing April Morning?

A) To convey a historically accurate portrayal of the American Revolution.

B) To explore the feelings and emotions of those who are young during war.

C) To introduce important figures of the American Revolution to readers.

D) To teach battle strategies and tactics to the readers.

14. How does Adam respond to the death of his father?

A) He becomes bloodthirsty.

B) He chooses not to be vengeful.

C) He relies on his faith.

D) He becomes bitter and cynical.

15. How does Adam’s perspective on British troops change?

A) He begins to see them as human and develops sympathy toward them.

B) He becomes increasingly afraid of Great Britain’s power.

C) He starts to become more loyal to Great Britain’s cause.

D) He feels bitter resentment toward them because of his father’s death.

Long Answer

Compose a response of 2-3 sentences, incorporating textual details to support your response.

1. How does the novel end? Why do you think Fast chose to conclude the novel this way?

2. How does Fast explore the role of community in the novel?