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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 Susanna decorate her door with?

2. Why will Dorothy's father refuse to agree to let her marry who she really wants to?

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

4. Who ends up marrying the woman Standish had originally wanted to marry?

5. Which ship sprang a leak and could not sail for Plymouth when it should have?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Dorothy think when she contracts smallpox?

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

9. What problem did William Bradford have about the way some colonists conducted themselves on Christmas Day one year?

10. Why did William used to scold Dorothy for the treatment of their son John?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Before striking out for the new world, why are people like Alice, Dorothy, and William Bradford in Holland? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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