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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where were Dorothy and the others originally intended to settle in the new world?
(a) Virginia.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) New York.
(d) Massachusetts.

3. Where does Alice live after getting back to Holland following her husband's death?
(a) With William.
(b) With Johannes.
(c) With her parents.
(d) With Dorothy's parents.

4. What does Thomas Weston tell John Billington his letter did among the investors?
(a) Made them realize Billington should be a priest.
(b) Made them realize how unfairly he had been treated.
(c) Made them realize Billington should be cast out of the colony and move to Boston instead.
(d) Caused a stir.

5. What punishment does Eleanor Billington both fear and expect for her husband John?
(a) A life in prison sentence.
(b) Death by hanging.
(c) Banishment.
(d) Indentured servitude.

6. What does John Billington tell the person he speaks with privately at the very beginning of Part III?
(a) He wants to start a new trade.
(b) He wants to leave the colony.
(c) He wants his daughter to marry this person's son.
(d) He wants to purchase the land adjacent to his own.

7. Who is Alice Bradford's first husband?
(a) Henry Stalworth.
(b) William Bradford.
(c) Edward Southworth.
(d) Alvin Hemmings.

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

9. What does Dorothy give to Alice before they part for the last time?
(a) Her handkerchief.
(b) Her favorite book.
(c) Her ring.
(d) Her favorite pen.

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

11. 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 sing with her.
(d) To eat from a certain plate.

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

13. When is the only time Alice is thankful to see Myles Standish with his gun ready?
(a) After John, her stepson, has been shot.
(b) After John Billington has been shot.
(c) After she has heard the gunshot following the dinner for the newcomers.
(d) After William has been shot.

14. How is Thomas Weston dressed when he stops off the boat in Part III?
(a) In a deacon's outfit.
(b) In finery and a ruffled color.
(c) In an army uniform.
(d) In plain work clothes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is John Billington kept while he awaits his murder trial?

2. What do both Dorothy and Alice agree to in deciding to travel to the new world with their husbands?

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

4. What were Alice's two strong feelings for Dorothy when the two were friends?

5. What does Eleanor Billington say to John Billington when they hear the rest of the colonists arriving to where Newcomen's body lies?

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