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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who arrives at the orphanage door to take Samuel to the New World?
(a) Reverend Hunt.
(b) Captain Smith.
(c) Captain Newport.
(d) Samuel's mother.

2. Who accuses Captain Smith of lying in Chapter 15?
(a) Henry.
(b) Samuel.
(c) Master Wingfield.
(d) Richard.

3. Why does Samuel want to bring the pot to the upper deck in Chapter 5?
(a) He wants to see land.
(b) He feels bad for insulting James.
(c) He is afraid of being punished for not doing his chores.
(d) He is is feeling ill and needs air.

4. What does the 'tween deck smell like?
(a) Human feces.
(b) Master Wingfield's perfume.
(c) Sweat.
(d) Urine and vomit.

5. What do the natives NOT bring to the settlers in Chapter 13?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Fish.
(c) Corn.
(d) Bread.

6. How do the settlers scare away the attacking Indians in Chapter 9?
(a) They fire a musket.
(b) They release attack dogs.
(c) They shout Algonquin threats.
(d) They steal their bows and arrows.

7. Why do the English seek a passage to the Orient?
(a) To trade with the Carib Indians.
(b) The attack the Spanish.
(c) To trade with China and India.
(d) To conquer Mongolia.

8. What happens to one of the path-cutters in Chapter 6?
(a) He is attacked by a bear.
(b) He is shot by a Carib Indian.
(c) He is stung by sap from a manchineel tree.
(d) He is accidentally shot by one of his fellow men.

9. Which step is NOT involved in firing a musket?
(a) Putting in the musket ball.
(b) Priming the pan.
(c) Cocking the match.
(d) Mixing plaster into the gunpowder.

10. What is the name of the doctor on board the ship?
(a) Bartholomew Gosnold.
(b) John Laydon.
(c) Gabriel Archer.
(d) Thomas Wotton.

11. What does Samuel help build in Chapter 14?
(a) Gallows.
(b) Cabinets.
(c) Houses.
(d) A canoe.

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

13. What infests the settlers food?
(a) Feces.
(b) Arsenic.
(c) Mealworms.
(d) Ants.

14. How does Richard receive armor?
(a) Captain Smith cuts some down for him.
(b) Samuel gives him his own set.
(c) He steals Captain Smith's armor.
(d) He takes Reverend Hunt's old armor.

15. What does Captain Smith teach Samuel in Chapter 11?
(a) How to use a sword.
(b) How to fire a musket.
(c) How to swim.
(d) How to start a fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the emperor of the native tribes?

2. What does Captain Smith tell Samuel about anger in Chapter 8?

3. What does Captain Smith do while in chains in Chapter 5?

4. What products do the English want from the Orient?

5. What color hair does Captain Smith have?

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