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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. Where had Alice seen an Indian one time before ever arriving in Plymouth?
(a) In a zoo in London.
(b) In a stone etching in the village.
(c) In an image in a book from the library.
(d) Displayed by the King in the courtyard of the Tower of London.

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

3. 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 Mayflower.
(d) The Constant.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Weston repeatedly ask Billington in Part IV?

4. What does Alice hear people at the boarding house calling their group in Part III that offends her?

5. What does Alice tell her stepson John in the beginning of Part IV?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Standish ask Billington when Billington shows him the beaver pelts he means to use to buy his last piece of land?

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

3. What major issue causes a rift between Dorothy and Alice in Part III?

4. What challenges and struggles does Dorothy have before she ever leaves for Plymouth?

5. What opinion does William eventually form of the ship's captain?

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

7. How does Eleanor react when Billington tells her about his crime?

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

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

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

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