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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. 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 wicker bassinet.
(d) A picture frame.

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

3. Who does John Billington ask to speak with privately at the very start of Part III?
(a) Alice.
(b) Standish.
(c) Bradford.
(d) Morton.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eleanor Billington tell the crowd right after Newcomen's murder?

2. Where were Dorothy and the others originally intended to settle in the new world?

3. What does John Billington tell Eleanor he is taking his gun to shoot in Part IV?

4. Where do the women go to wash the dishes after the dinner for the newcomers?

5. How many jurors does William Bradford choose for John Billington's trial?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problems start on the journey to the new world almost immediately?

2. What fear does Alice develop about her husband for the first time while they are waiting for the ship's repairs?

3. What does Alice Bradford feel it is important to tell Dorothy's and William's son when she first meets him in Part IV?

4. What promise does Alice Bradford make to Dorothy in Part III?

5. How are the would-be settlers treated at the port in England when they are stuck there while waiting for the ship's repairs?

6. What does Plymouth do with some of its dead in the worst of its first winter?

7. What does Billington say when he confronts Thomas Weston in Part IV?

8. What problem does William Bradford have with the flowers Dorothy wants for her wedding bouquet?

9. Who arrives on the ship with the newcomers and how does John Billington feel about this person?

10. Why does Alice decide not to go on the journey to Plymouth with Dorothy and the others?

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