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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What did Dorothy and Alice used to secretly consume in Dorothy's father's study?
(a) Meat.
(b) Sweets.
(c) Tea.
(d) Alchohol.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one reason some Plymouth colonists resent the Billingtons?

2. How does Alice Bradford refer to Dorothy Bradford?

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

4. Who is Alice's newborn baby in Part I?

5. What is the name of the sick infant Mr. Johnson brings to Billington in Part I?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do most of the settlers feel about Captain Myles Standish?

2. Why is William Bradford upset about the impending investors' visit to the colony?

3. What did John Billington's letter to the colony's investors say?

4. What problem did William Bradford have about the way some colonists conducted themselves on Christmas Day one year?

5. In Part I, how do the Billingtons view the leaders of Plymouth, and why?

6. What does the young Johnson man ask John Billington for help with in Part I, and what is Billington's response?

7. Who is one of John Billington's closest friends, and what do the two have in common?

8. What does Pastor Robinson tell Dorothy about her desires?

9. What is John Newcomen's motivation in coming to Plymouth?

10. How does Alice Bradford really feel about Eleanor Billington?

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