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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first thing that Samuel tries to do in the Warraskoyack village?
(a) Hunt for meat.
(b) Help the girls pound corn into meal.
(c) Escape.
(d) Write a letter to Richard.

2. Whom did the real-life Pocahontas marry?
(a) John Rolfe.
(b) Samuel.
(c) Richard.
(d) Captain Smith.

3. How did Powhatan die?
(a) His brother killed him.
(b) He hung himself
(c) He shot himself.
(d) Old age.

4. What do the settlers eat during the winter in Chapter 22?
(a) Dead bodies.
(b) Rationed grain.
(c) Nuts and berries from the natives.
(d) Stolen meat.

5. Who is in charge when Captain Smith leaves for England?
(a) Samuel.
(b) Captain Ratcliffe.
(c) John Laydon.
(d) Captain Newport.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Richard say to Samuel before leaving to return to England?

2. What is the native boy's opinion of the settlement in Chapter 17?

3. How does Samuel react to the women who arrive in Chapter 19?

4. What does Samuel notice about the natives' food customs in the Warraskoyack village?

5. What message do the natives bring about Chief Powhatan in Chapter 22?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Powhatans' reaction to being invited to James Town in Chapter 21?

2. Who are the first women to arrive at the colony in Chapter 19?

3. What percentage of Virginia's population was killed in the first hundred years after the English arrived in 1607?

4. In Chapter 23, does the government of James Town change in the summer of 1609?

5. What is Namontack's opinion of King James when he returns in Chapter 19?

6. What do two of the new settlers do to the natives that provokes an attack in Chapter 23?

7. What message does Samuel speak to his mom in heaven in Chapter 26?

8. In Chapter 24, what happens to Captain Smith on his mission to make peace with the native tribes?

9. What does Samuel learn happened to Captain Smith during his trip to trade with Powhatan in Chapter 22?

10. What are some things that Samuel learns from Kainta?

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