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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 do in Part I that William Bradford calls a transgression?

2. What did Standish teach the men of Plymouth to do before they all left Holland?

3. What does Alice once overhear a shopkeeper saying about her looks?

4. What does Eleanor call Myles Standish to rile him up?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does John Billington think it means to be "profane"?

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

8. Why does William Bradford ask his wife Alice to pay a visit to Eleanor Billington in Part I?

9. What grief have John and Eleanor Billington recently suffered?

10. Why is Dorothy not allowed to marry the man she really loves, a Dutch man?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do the settlers in general, besides the Billingtons, view Myles Standish and his actions at Plymouth? What does Standish's approach and behavior symbolize about the entire colony? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How would you describe the basic tenants and beliefs of the Puritans who initially settle in the new world? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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