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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 letters does William Bradford write to his investors in London from the boarding house?

2. What do the barrels on the Speedwell contain that worries Alice about her sons' safety on the ship?

3. What does Alice tell her stepson John in the beginning of Part IV?

4. How does the Speedwell's master eventually tell the settlers they will have to travel to the colony?

5. What does Billington offer as proof of his funds in Part III?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Eleanor react when Billington tells her about his crime?

2. Who arrives on the ship with the newcomers and how does John Billington feel about this person?

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

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

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

6. What kind of story is Thomas Morton writing in Part IV?

7. What crosses Alice's path on her way to the dock in Part III that she takes as an ill omen?

8. What opinion does William eventually form of the ship's captain?

9. What do Alice and Elizabeth hear in Part IV at the brook that sends them running back to the meeting house?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How would you describe, in general, the relationships of Alice, Susanna, and Elizabeth with their husbands during the early years at Plymouth? What were the power dynamics, in particular, in these relationships like? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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

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.

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