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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 157 - 208).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What illness does Dorothy contract before her marriage?
(a) Smallpox.
(b) Cholera.
(c) Plague.
(d) Tuberculosis.

2. Where does Alice live after getting back to Holland following her husband's death?
(a) With her parents.
(b) With Johannes.
(c) With Dorothy's parents.
(d) With William.

3. Who is Dorothy's first living child?
(a) Henry.
(b) John.
(c) James.
(d) Thomas.

4. What does Eleanor Billington say to John Billington when they hear the rest of the colonists arriving to where Newcomen's body lies?
(a) Brace yourself.
(b) Beg for mercy.
(c) Here come the savages.
(d) Run as fast as you can!

5. What do John Billington and Thomas Morton do to excess at Billington's house in Part IV?
(a) Gamble.
(b) Eat.
(c) Sing.
(d) Drink.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Speedwell's master say is wrong about a half-day into their journey?

2. Why do William and the others not want to travel to New Netherlands and settle there?

3. What was a "cabin" on the Speedwell?

4. Where is the Speedwell forced to dock in an unscheduled stop?

5. What does Johannes do after saying goodbye to Dorothy?

(see the answer key)

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