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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does William ask Alice to visit in Part I?
(a) Susanna Clarke.
(b) Daisy Hedstrom.
(c) Eleanor Billington.
(d) Dorothy Birde.

2. What does Pastor Robinson tell William Bradford in his letter about once there has been bloodshed?
(a) Once there has been bloodshed, only spells can stop it.
(b) Once there has been bloodshed, there will be more.
(c) Once there has been bloodshed, the devil has been let in.
(d) Once there has been bloodshed, God has won.

3. Who ends up marrying the woman Standish had originally wanted to marry?
(a) Master Rudy.
(b) Master Allard.
(c) Master Bradford.
(d) Master Billington.

4. How long were the newcomers past due in Part I to arrive in Plymouth?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 1 week.

5. Where in Holland had Dorothy and Alice lived prior to traveling to Plymouth?
(a) Leiden.
(b) Reden.
(c) Amsterdam.
(d) Rotterdam.

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

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

8. What community did Thomas Morton go to after leaving Plymouth?
(a) Merrymount.
(b) Hertforshire.
(c) Boston.
(d) Chesick.

9. What is the name of the sick infant Mr. Johnson brings to Billington in Part I?
(a) Eleanor.
(b) Dorothy.
(c) Alice.
(d) Mary.

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

11. What do Alice and others in the colony say when a problem comes up?
(a) Fight through.
(b) Bully!
(c) God tests.
(d) What will be will be.

12. Where has Alice's sister traveled to live since having arrived in Plymouth?
(a) Salem.
(b) Boston.
(c) Virginia.
(d) North Carolina.

13. Which Indians did Standish slaughter shortly after the settlers arrived in Plymouth?
(a) The Wampanoag.
(b) The Tallahatchee.
(c) The Massachusetts.
(d) The Iriquois.

14. What did John Smith originally name Plymouth?
(a) Rockfordshire.
(b) Patuxet.
(c) Remley.
(d) Hartfordshire.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Eleanor Billington's surviving son?

2. What does Eleanor call Myles Standish to rile him up?

3. What does Myles Standish reveal to Eleanor Billington about the dinner for newcomers that she did not previously know?

4. How long has Eleanor been out of her indentured servitude?

5. How do the women of Plymouth privately think of Standish?

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