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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Afterword.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Samuel's impression of Powhatan when he meets them?
(a) He thinks he is fat and ugly.
(b) He thinks he is tall and strong.
(c) He thinks he is kind and welcoming.
(d) He thinks he is frail and weak.

2. What do the other settlers seek from Richard and Samuel?
(a) Embers for a fire.
(b) The book of Algonquin words.
(c) Bread.
(d) Gunpowder.

3. What does Samuel learn when he turns to the camp in Chapter 23?
(a) John Laydon had an affair, and Ann is divorcing him.
(b) Ann Burras is very hill.
(c) Ann Burras will have a baby.
(d) Ann Burras went back to England with her husband.

4. How many women are there aboard the next ship from England in Chapter 19?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

5. What do the trees surrounding the settlement remind Samuel of?
(a) His home in England.
(b) A cathedral.
(c) A nightmare.
(d) A childhood trip to Ireland.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Samuel say that coming to James Town has changed him in Chapter 18?

2. Why does the ship not sail from England to the New World right away?

3. What does Samuel learn before being punished in Chapter 26?

4. What does the Virginia Company want the colonists to do to make a profit in Chapter 19?

5. What is the name of the river at the new settlement?

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