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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 54 - 106).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is John Billington in Part I?
(a) 60.
(b) 50.
(c) 40.
(d) 25.

2. What did Standish teach the men of Plymouth to do before they all left Holland?
(a) Ride a horse.
(b) Build houses.
(c) Shoot muskets and wield swords.
(d) Read and write.

3. Why does Governor Bradford initially decline to give John Billington a fourth parcel of land?
(a) He drank too much.
(b) His eldest son is not living with the family.
(c) He did not pay the price for the land.
(d) He left his indentured servitude early.

4. Who does William Bradford not want at the dinner for the newcomers?
(a) Myles Standish.
(b) Thomas Weston.
(c) The Billingtons.
(d) Dorothy Birde.

5. What does John Billington tell John Newcomen upon their first meeting?
(a) Newcomen is milking Billington's cow.
(b) The leaders of Plymouth are very fair.
(c) Newcomen might be friends with Billington's son.
(d) Newcomen is building on Billington's land.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which church did the Puritans separate from to form their own sect?

2. What illness does Dorothy contract before her marriage?

3. Where has Alice's sister traveled to live since having arrived in Plymouth?

4. What does Alice think is her role concerning her husband and the colony?

5. What does Alice Bradford think Standish has been doing more of recently rather than fighting Indians?

(see the answer key)

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