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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the Indians not take the cannon in Chapter 15?
(a) They cannot lift it.
(b) They don't want it.
(c) They do not believe in fighting.
(d) They don't know how to use it.

2. Why does Samuel apologize to Richard in Chapter 8?
(a) Reverend Hunt forces him.
(b) His mother's ghost makes him.
(c) He sees Richard crying.
(d) He needs a slop bucket.

3. What happens to Samuel once they start to sail in Chapter 4?
(a) He nearly falls off the ship.
(b) He becomes ill.
(c) He misses his home.
(d) He realizes he forgot his mother's locket.

4. What do the natives NOT ask for from the settlers in Chapter 13?
(a) Swords.
(b) Copper.
(c) Meat.
(d) Muskets.

5. According to Captain Smith, what animals does England not have?
(a) Eagles.
(b) Siamese cats.
(c) Raccoons.
(d) Deer.

6. What does the Alonguin greeting mean?
(a) I love you.
(b) I come in peace.
(c) He is wealthy.
(d) My beloved friend.

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

8. Who causes Captain Smith's arrest?
(a) Master Ratcliffe.
(b) Master Archer.
(c) Master Wingfield.
(d) Reverend Hunt.

9. Who came and massacred the French settlers in Florida before the time of the novel?
(a) The Spanish.
(b) The Turks.
(c) The Carib Indians.
(d) The English.

10. What is the name of the emperor of the native tribes?
(a) Kainta.
(b) Powhatan.
(c) Amonute.
(d) Sasenticum.

11. How is Master Wingfield punished in Chapter 13?
(a) He is placed under arrest and put on the Discovery.
(b) He is not punished.
(c) He is executed at the gallows.
(d) He is lashed.

12. What happens to Samuel when he steals from the shopkeeper in Chapter 1?
(a) A storm causes him to sleep and fall, exposing him to the police.
(b) The shopkeeper and his son chase Samuel and beat him up.
(c) He repents when he passes a church.
(d) The police are waiting for him around the corner.

13. What sort of food was Master Winfield hoarding?
(a) Figs.
(b) Eggs.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Venison.

14. Who are Samuel's bunk mates on the ship to the New World?
(a) Richard and James.
(b) Henry and Abram.
(c) Captain Smith and Richard.
(d) Reverend Hunt and Richard.

15. Does Captain Smith announce happened to his fellow travelers during his excursion in Chapter 14?
(a) They drowned.
(b) They were attacked by a bear.
(c) They were killed by savages.
(d) They chose to live with the natives.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who perishes in the attack by the natives in Chapter 10?

2. What do the natives bring to the ships in Chapter 5?

3. Why is Captain Smith under arrest in Chapter 4?

4. From where does the prophecy say that the threatening tribe will come?

5. What ultimately scares off the attacking natives in Chapter 10?

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