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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Eleanor call Myles Standish to rile him up?
(a) Lady Standish.
(b) Master Standish.
(c) Mister Standish.
(d) Just "Standish."

2. What does Alice often tell her children to try to get them to behave?
(a) God is watching.
(b) Naughty children get sick.
(c) God tests.
(d) Santa will not come if you are naughty.

3. How many children does Alice have in Part I?
(a) 1.
(b) 7.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

4. Whose head sits on a stake above the meeting house in Plymouth?
(a) Riding Strong.
(b) Wituwamat.
(c) Washakie.
(d) Manowit.

5. What does Alice once overhear a shopkeeper saying about her looks?
(a) She looks Chinese.
(b) She looks Indian.
(c) She looks Italian.
(d) She looks American.

6. What is the colonists' nickname for Myles Standish?
(a) Captain Knave.
(b) Captain Rogue.
(c) Captain Shrimp.
(d) Captain Cook.

7. How do the women of Plymouth often address their husbands?
(a) Good Husband.
(b) Master.
(c) Good Friend.
(d) Dear.

8. What is one reason some Plymouth colonists resent the Billingtons?
(a) They have the healthiest children.
(b) They have more money than anyone else.
(c) They are the most skilled carpenters at Plymouth.
(d) They do not attend Sunday church.

9. Who does Dorothy really want to marry?
(a) Myles.
(b) Johannes.
(c) Henry.
(d) John.

10. What does Alice dislike about Eleanor Billington's appearance?
(a) Her messy hair.
(b) Her nails.
(c) Her shoes.
(d) Her bonnet.

11. Who is the man given land right next to the Billingtons' land?
(a) James Rider.
(b) Thomas Mallow.
(c) Henry Ridger.
(d) John Newcomen.

12. Which church did the Puritans separate from to form their own sect?
(a) The Methodist Church.
(b) The Catholic Church.
(c) The Church of England.
(d) The Lutheran Church.

13. What does Alice Bradford think Standish has been doing more of recently rather than fighting Indians?
(a) Minding his own children.
(b) Teaching schoolchildren.
(c) Planting crops.
(d) Squabbling with the black sheep of the colony.

14. Which Indian chief does Bradford strike a treaty with?
(a) Massasoit.
(b) Riding Strong.
(c) Manowit.
(d) Washakie.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which animals constantly prowled the perimeter of Plymouth?

2. What do Dorothy's parents make her wear for dinner with William Bradford?

3. What kind of wish does Alice think of "dominance" as?

4. How long were the newcomers past due in Part I to arrive in Plymouth?

5. Why will Dorothy's father refuse to agree to let her marry who she really wants to?

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