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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, Alice's stepson, say he was told about his mother's death?

2. Who does Eleanor Billington say was the first murdered in the colony?

3. Who are the Dutch experiencing tense relations with in Part III?

4. What gesture of Eleanor Billington's does John Billington love?

5. Where does Alice leave Joseph sleeping when she goes to wash dishes in Part IV?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problem does William Bradford have with the flowers Dorothy wants for her wedding bouquet?

2. What challenges and struggles does Dorothy have before she ever leaves for Plymouth?

3. What is Eleanor Billington worried about her husband John and Thomas Morton doing in Part IV?

4. What major issue causes a rift between Dorothy and Alice in Part III?

5. What does Alice Bradford feel it is important to tell Dorothy's and William's son when she first meets him in Part IV?

6. What considerations do the leaders of the colony weigh in figuring out how to handle the murder?

7. What is William Bradford angry with Thomas Weston about in Part IV?

8. What fear does Alice develop about her husband for the first time while they are waiting for the ship's repairs?

9. What does Plymouth do with some of its dead in the worst of its first winter?

10. What problems start on the journey to the new world almost immediately?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do the various mothers in this novel - Dorothy, Eleanor, and many others - deal with the loss of their infants or children, and the grief that follows? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What kind of options and/or control do Alice and Dorothy feel that they have - or lack - in their life choices and paths? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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