View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when John Winthrop's iron-fisted style of leadership creates huge opposition in the colony?
(a) Winthrop gets even more determined to rule his own way.
(b) Winthrop is ousted from office.
(c) Winthrop decides to go back to England.
(d) Winthrop must speak with the church elders on a regular basis.

2. How does Bess pass her time at Groton?
(a) She mixes medicines and treats the servants and tenants.
(b) She becomes interested in gardening.
(c) She learns needlework and works on many projects.
(d) She has an affinity for outdoor sports.

3. Why is Anne Hutchinson excommunicated from the church?
(a) She is accused of being a witch.
(b) She has destroyed her Bible.
(c) She refuses to attend church services.
(d) She has disgraced her husband in public.

4. What do the Fones children think of their uncle?
(a) He bores them with his interminable praying.
(b) He is playful and loves spending time with them.
(c) He is very intelligent and reads stories to them.
(d) He is an outdoorsman and teaches them how to ride horses.

5. What illnesses plague the villagers during the harsh winter?
(a) cholera and tuberculosis
(b) measles and mumps
(c) cholera and scurvy
(d) tuberculosis and scurvy

Short Answer Questions

1. What news does Bess deliver to her father that makes him hit her with a stick?

2. Who is the youngest child in the Fones family?

3. Where does Bess live with her new husband?

4. Who is the eldest of the Fones children?

5. What other name does Elizabeth use for herself?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 278 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample