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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What possession of Bess' does John Winthrop still have in his possession which Bess wants returned?
(a) Her mother's china
(b) Her father's mortar and pestle
(c) Her wedding brooch
(d) Her dowry

2. What news does Bess deliver to her father that makes him hit her with a stick?
(a) That she wants to move to Barbados
(b) That she is pregnant with Edward's child
(c) That she has never loved her father
(d) That she and Harry wish to be married

3. Now that Bess is a widow, who do the Winthrops want her to consider marrying?
(a) Warner Seaford
(b) Walter Raleigh
(c) William Congreve
(d) William Coddington

4. Why do Bess and Harry require a special marriage license?
(a) Because they are papists
(b) Because they are cousins
(c) Because they are underage
(d) Because they are Episcopalians

5. Who accompanies Harry and Bess to Groton?
(a) Robert Seaton
(b) Peyto
(c) Sara Winthrop
(d) Martha Fones

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the ship on which John Winthrop sails to New England?

2. What outrage does Bess commit with the countess?

3. Where does Harry decide to stay for awhile?

4. Why is the Winthrop family in mourning?

5. To whom is Beth betrothed on Christmas Day?

(see the answer key)

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