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

2. What does Eleanor Billington tell the crowd right after Newcomen's murder?

3. What does Dorothy give to Alice before they part for the last time?

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

5. What happens to Dorothy's first-born child?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Standish ask Billington when Billington shows him the beaver pelts he means to use to buy his last piece of land?

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

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

7. What happens to a nameless young girl in Part III?

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

9. What does Billington say when he confronts Thomas Weston in Part IV?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Eleanor Billington feel that her husband John's trial, sentencing, and hanging all amount to a gross miscarriage of justice, even though they both know he did in fact commit the murder for which he is accused? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

At the end of the novel, and in much older age, how do both Eleanor Billington and Alice Bradford seem to view both the future and the past of Plymouth? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

When does Alice Bradford first truly see a sinister side to her husband William, and what brings about this revelation? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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