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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Johnson ask John Billington's help with in Part I?

2. Where does Dorothy see Johannes for the last time?

3. What kind of wish does Alice think of "dominance" as?

4. How many children does Alice have in Part I?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do the women of Plymouth in particular think of Myles Standish?

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

4. What is one of John Billington's biggest frustrations with the leaders of Plymouth?

5. What does Standish tell Eleanor Billington at the start of Part II about the dinner for the newcomers that is big news?

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

7. What does Billington tell Newcomen when he first meets him?

8. What does Eleanor Billington say to Alice Bradford that gets Alice so upset she throws an egg?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What led to the beginning of the shift in the tone and nature of Alice's and Dorothy's friendship? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How does the murder of John Newcomen and the subsequent trial and hanging of John Billington affect Plymouth's reputation for years afterwards, at least in Alice Bradford's eyes? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What does the character John Newcomen represent in the early stages of this novel? How does Billington feel almost immediately after he kills Newcomen? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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