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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ultimately scares off the attacking natives in Chapter 10?

2. What happens to Samuel when he steals from the shopkeeper in Chapter 1?

3. What is the Alonguin greeting?

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

5. What sort of food was Master Winfield hoarding?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where have all the gentlemen gone at the end of Chapter 14?

2. What do the settlers give the natives whom they first encounter in Virginia?

3. Why is Captain Smith upset when Samuel first sees him on the docks?

4. What are the names of the three ships bound for the New World?

5. Why does the crew not stop in Florida?

6. Who dies in the first attack by the natives and how?

7. Why does Captain Smith and his party return from his excursion in Chapter 11?

8. Why does Captain Smith choose to sail up the Chickahominy River in December?

9. What is the first island at which the Susan Constant anchors, and what does the crew get there?

10. What does Captain Smith do to teach Samuel a lesson when he finds him fighting with Richard?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The protagonist, Samuel, exhibits considerable character change in the novel. Would you define this as a single change, or a number of changes? Write an essay in which you describe his change, citing examples for your definition.

Essay Topic 2

What purpose do the prefaces from each chapter serve? What is the effect of using primary sources? Is this effect the same for all chapters? Choose at least two chapters and explain the effect of their preface with respect to both content and narrative style.

Essay Topic 3

Namontack, a strong Indian boy, appears in Chapter 18 as the result of a trade with the Powhatan tribe for an English boy. What is both the purpose and effect of this exchange? Are the desired aims of this exchange achieved? In your essay, discuss both the effect of Namontack's arrival on Samuel, and the effect on the larger group of settlers.

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