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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What chore does Samuel not want to do on the island in Chapter 6?
(a) Go hunting.
(b) Scrub pots.
(c) Clear brush.
(d) Build a fence.

2. What is the name of the river at the new settlement?
(a) The Mississippi River.
(b) The Potomac River.
(c) The James River.
(d) The Yellow River.

3. When was Captain Smith made a prisoner before the instances in the novel?
(a) Fighting the Carib Indians in the Caribbean.
(b) Fighting the Turks of the Ottoman Empire.
(c) Fighting the French in the Caribbean.
(d) Fighting the Spanish in Florida.

4. Who is the captain of the Godspeed?
(a) Captain Newport.
(b) John Ratclffe.
(c) Bartholomew Gosnold.
(d) John Smith.

5. What does Captain Smith have Samuel do as punishment for fighting with Richard in Chapter 8?
(a) Clean the slop buckets.
(b) Stand on one foot.
(c) Scrub the cooking pots.
(d) Go all day without eating.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animals do the men see chasing a whale anchored near the island of Guadeloupe?

2. What does the 'tween deck smell like?

3. Who are Samuel's bunk mates on the ship to the New World?

4. In Chapter 5, what does Richard say the natives look like?

5. What does Samuel do to Richard to retaliate for having called him names in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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