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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 does Eleanor Billington tell the crowd right after Newcomen's murder?
(a) Newcomen had actually shot himself accidentally.
(b) It is not the first murder in the colony.
(c) Myles Standish committed the murder.
(d) Newcomen was murdered by Indians.

2. What kind of flowers had Dorothy wanted for her wedding bouquet?
(a) Daisies.
(b) Lilies.
(c) Roses.
(d) Hyacinths.

3. Why does Billington think he should never have been required to serve his indentured servitude years to begin with?
(a) They had never landed in Virginia as the charter had dictated.
(b) He had served time in servitude before they left England already.
(c) He had paid off the remainder of his servitude time.
(d) His son had also contributed to his servitude debt.

4. What does Alice hear people at the boarding house calling their group in Part III that offends her?
(a) Puritans.
(b) Heathens.
(c) Zealots.
(d) Jews.

5. Where do the women go to wash the dishes after the dinner for the newcomers?
(a) The brook.
(b) The meeting house cellar.
(c) The ocean.
(d) The town pump.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pastor Robinson tell William Bradford in his letter about once there has been bloodshed?

2. What does Weston repeatedly ask Billington in Part IV?

3. What does Thomas Weston tell John Billington his letter did among the investors?

4. What does Billington offer as proof of his funds in Part III?

5. Why does Weston say he will not have Billington killed after all in Part IV?

(see the answer key)

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