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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 has instilled fear in the residents of the New Amsterdam area?

2. Where will Joan and Thomas live?

3. Why does Telaka bring her brother, Keoferram, to Bess?

4. Who is the only other person who sees the love between Bess and Will?

5. What illnesses plague the villagers during the harsh winter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What would make the villagers accuse Bess of being a witch?

2. What spiritual experience does Bess have in Chapter 24?

3. Under what conditions is Bess' divorce from Robert granted?

4. What does Will discover when he visits Watertown one day?

5. How does Telaka prove her loyalty to Bess in Chapter 16?

6. What does Bess do when she and Will are accused of adultery and are about to be parted forever?

7. What happens when the new governor refuses to marry Will and Bess?

8. What are some of the underlying reasons for the witchcraft hysteria running rampant in the colony?

9. How does the claims by other countries affect Bess personally?

10. What does the letter from George Baxter represent to Bess?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Peyto. Do you think the people in England are justified in feeling threatened by him? How would Peyto be perceived if he were to walk the streets of London, New York or any other metropolitan area today? What was the reasoning for the rush to judgment on Peyto?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the irony of Bess' boredom being married to a lively character like Harry Winthrop. How has the original excitement about Harry diminished? Does Harry even know how to be a good husband based on the father whose example he has had? Could the marriage between Bess and Harry be saved? What would it take to fix it?

Essay Topic 3

Explain John Winthrop's position regarding the deaths of Daniel Patrick and Anne Hutchinson. Is it ironic that such a religious man could validate the deaths of these two people? What is his reasoning behind his position? Do you think that instills fear or comfort in the others in the colony?

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