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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 is one of the last images John Newcomen ever sees in his mind?

3. What does Alice hear people at the boarding house calling their group in Part III that offends her?

4. What does Billington call Weston in front of the other colonists that makes Weston very angry?

5. What was a "cabin" on the Speedwell?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

How does the murder of John Newcomen and the subsequent trial and hanging of John Billington affect Plymouth's reputation for years afterwards, at least in Alice Bradford's eyes? 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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