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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Billington offer as proof of his funds in Part III?
(a) Money.
(b) Beaver pelts.
(c) Cheese.
(d) Beer.

2. Where is John Billington kept while he awaits his murder trial?
(a) Myles Standish's house.
(b) The fort, the jail in the basement of the gathering house.
(c) He is allowed to go home to his own house.
(d) The stocks.

3. What happens to Dorothy's first-born child?
(a) She is stillborn.
(b) She is very weak.
(c) She lives to the age of two and then dies of illness.
(d) She dies about a week after being born.

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

5. What does Susanna White commission to bring to the colony that the others view as extravagant?
(a) A wardrobe.
(b) A hope chest.
(c) A picture frame.
(d) A wicker bassinet.

6. Which ship was the Speedwell to meet with in England to make the journey to the colonies together?
(a) The Gifte.
(b) The Mayflower.
(c) The Constant.
(d) The Sandy Waves.

7. What does John Billington think John Newcomen's first name is?
(a) Jim.
(b) Robert.
(c) Francis.
(d) Henry.

8. What does Billington call Weston in front of the other colonists that makes Weston very angry?
(a) The devil himself.
(b) A man of God.
(c) A lying rascal and a rogue.
(d) A Jew.

9. Who rapes a nameless indentured servant in Part III?
(a) The deacon.
(b) Another indentured servant.
(c) William Bradford.
(d) Her master's brother.

10. What work does Thomas Morton tell John Billington he is currently writing in Part IV?
(a) The True Story of Plymouth.
(b) The Colonists' Downfall.
(c) The New English Canaan.
(d) Devil at Plymouth.

11. Who pays for dinner to be served for Alice's group at the boardinghouse on the first night?
(a) John Billington.
(b) William Bradford.
(c) Henry Jamison.
(d) John Carver.

12. What does John, Alice's stepson, say he wished he had not asked his mother for?
(a) To have her read him a bedtime story.
(b) To come to the colony with her.
(c) To eat from a certain plate.
(d) To sing with her.

13. What does Alice step upon on her way to the Mayflower to see Dorothy off?
(a) A cat's tail.
(b) A cockroach.
(c) A toad.
(d) A snake.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is John Billington very happy to see disembark from the ship in Part III?

2. How does the Speedwell's master eventually tell the settlers they will have to travel to the colony?

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

4. What makes Alice doubt that the reasons for tragedies are God's intentions?

5. What does Standish tell Billington is a punishable offense that he accuses Billington of committing in Part III?

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