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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. Who goes with Alice to wash dishes after the newcomers' dinner in Part IV?

2. Where does Alice live after getting back to Holland following her husband's death?

3. Who does Morton tell the Billingtons is keeping two Indians captive in London?

4. Who is Dorothy's first living child?

5. What kind of flowers had Dorothy wanted for her wedding bouquet?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dorothy ask her mother in the secret letter she sends from Southampton?

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

3. Why does Alice decide not to go on the journey to Plymouth with Dorothy and the others?

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

5. How does Alice get back to Holland as a widow with no money?

6. How are the would-be settlers treated at the port in England when they are stuck there while waiting for the ship's repairs?

7. What does Alice Bradford feel it is important to tell Dorothy's and William's son when she first meets him 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 problems start on the journey to the new world almost immediately?

10. What promise does Alice Bradford make to Dorothy in Part III?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do the Billingtons and some others at Plymouth think the leaders of the colony are hypocritical? 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 is John Billington's history with the other settlers at Plymouth, and what are the roots of his deep frustration, anger, and discontent? Write a journal entry explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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