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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the captain of the Susan Constant?
(a) Captain Newport.
(b) John Smith.
(c) Master Wingfield.
(d) John Ratcliffe.

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

4. What do the boys do whey land on the island in the Caribbean?
(a) They splash in the water.
(b) They gather berries to eat.
(c) They go hunting.
(d) They take a nap.

5. Who have settled in Florida by the time the novel takes place?
(a) The Chinese.
(b) The Dutch.
(c) The colonists from Roanoke.
(d) The Spanish.

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

7. What does Samuel steal at the beginning of the novel?
(a) A locket belonging to his late mother.
(b) A teddy bear.
(c) A sword that he's been eyeing for several weeks.
(d) A new pair of shoes because his existing shoes are destroyed.

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

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

10. What is the real name of Chief Powhatan?
(a) Namontack.
(b) Amonute.
(c) Wahunsonacock.
(d) Werowocomoco.

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

12. Who is hoarding food for President Wingfield?
(a) Henry.
(b) Reverend Hunt.
(c) Bartholomew Gosnold.
(d) Richard.

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

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

15. How does Samuel protect himself from the attack in Chapter 10?
(a) He fires a musket.
(b) He shouts in Algonquin.
(c) He uses a mattress.
(d) He escapes to the ships.

Short Answer Questions

1. Does Captain Smith announce happened to his fellow travelers during his excursion in Chapter 14?

2. What does Captain Smith use to clean swords?

3. What happens to one of the path-cutters in Chapter 6?

4. What does Captain Smith teach Samuel in Chapter 11?

5. What do the settlers routinely eat?

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