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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 John Billington tell John Newcomen upon their first meeting?

2. What do Alice and others in the colony say when a problem comes up?

3. What does Myles Standish reveal to Eleanor Billington about the dinner for newcomers that she did not previously know?

4. How does Alice Bradford refer to Dorothy Bradford?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Susanna's husband dislike about how she has decorated their house, and why?

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

4. What part of the day does John Billington love, and why?

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

6. What does William Bradford wait for in order to propose to Dorothy?

7. What is one resource that is always scarce in Plymouth and that the women are expected to take less of than the men?

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

9. What does Dorothy think when she contracts smallpox?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Nesbit portray the Plymouth colonists' relationship with the Indians? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What is John Billington's history with the other settlers at Plymouth, and what are the roots of his deep frustration, anger, and discontent? Write a journal entry explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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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