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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 do the Indians want from Bess in exchange for beaver hides?

2. Who is crowned the Queen of May Day?

3. When does John Winthrop decide he is going to emigrate to the new world?

4. What does Matthew Craddock bring to Emannuel Downing's home?

5. What personal information does Bess give to Jack?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Bess' mood as she arrives in New England in Chapter 8?

2. What happens at Anne Hutchinson's trial for heresy?

3. John Winthrop's good mood over the preparations for sailing to New England are dampened by what occurrence?

4. Why does Fitch, the Fones' family servant, tell Edward Howes that the Fones house is being run by the devil?

5. Explain the technique of foreshadowing and how the author uses it as Bess enters married life at Groton Manor.

6. Who makes an unexpected visit to Bess and her daughter, Joan?

7. Explain the irony of the imposition of religious beliefs on people in New England.

8. Why does Bess discuss the topic of Christmas with her father's apprentice?

9. Explain the circumstances of Elizabeth's (Bess) punishment by her uncle John?

10. What is happening at Groton Manor which adds to Bess' anguish?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the wedding between Robert Feake and Bess. What is the symbolism in the joyless ceremony? What could Bess expect from married life after such a somber beginning? Why did Bess go through with the marriage in spite of her distaste for Feake?

Essay Topic 2

Does Bess' openness and sense of adventure put her family at risk? Explain her encounters with Indians as an example. Does Bess assume that everyone has authentic motives as she does? Is Bess' naivete a danger to herself or to the colony? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Describe Anne Hutchinson. What is her role in the colony? Do you think she was tried primarily for heresy or because she was a strong, intelligent woman? Explain. What would have been Anne's eventual fate if she had not been killed in the Indian attack at her home?

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