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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 William Bradford often do in the afternoons?

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

3. How did Billington first come to Plymouth?

4. How does Alice Bradford refer to Dorothy Bradford?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is Standish's history with the Indians?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which characters or and/or situations in this novel depict corruption and unfairness the most acutely? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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