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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Samuel's punishment for theft in Chapter 26?
(a) He is returned to James Town.
(b) He is put in shackles.
(c) He is sent to the gallows.
(d) He is returned to England.

2. What is the name of one of the native gods?
(a) Sasenticum.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Okeus.
(d) Thor.

3. What does Samuel think about the mission to crown Powhatan?
(a) He think it is a bad idea.
(b) He thinks that Powhatan does not deserve to be a prince.
(c) He thinks Powhatan is too old to be a prince.
(d) He thinks that Powhatan will be grateful.

4. What does Namontack think of King James in Chapter 19?
(a) He is weak.
(b) He is handsome.
(c) He is generous.
(d) He is cruel.

5. What is Ann Burras' mistress like?
(a) She is fat and demanding.
(b) She is elderly and and frail.
(c) She is clever and manipulative.
(d) She is beautiful.

6. What did Captain Smith leave when he died?
(a) Valuable writings.
(b) A new type of sword he invented.
(c) A daughter.
(d) A son.

7. How does Samuel react to the women who arrive in Chapter 19?
(a) He hopes to marry one of them.
(b) He resents the attention they get.
(c) He wishes they were prettier.
(d) It makes him miss his mother.

8. How does Captain Smith get hurt in Chapter 24?
(a) He accidentally falls into the fire.
(b) A bag of gunpowder is ignited.
(c) He trips and falls on his sword.
(d) He is shot by a bow and arrow.

9. What do the settlers eat during the winter in Chapter 22?
(a) Stolen meat.
(b) Rationed grain.
(c) Dead bodies.
(d) Nuts and berries from the natives.

10. What is the native boy's opinion of the settlement in Chapter 17?
(a) He enjoys firing muskets.
(b) He loves the settles' food.
(c) He is in awe of English technology.
(d) He prefers his village.

11. Whom will Ann Burras marry?
(a) Bartholomew Gosnold.
(b) Captain Smith.
(c) John Laydon.
(d) Richard.

12. What does Kainta teach Samuel?
(a) How to do a native dance.
(b) How to grow vegetables successfully.
(c) How to cook hominy.
(d) How to make bows and arrows.

13. What is Powhatan's reply to the English mission in Chapter 21?
(a) He says that he is the king of this land, and that Captain Newport must come to him.
(b) He is too weak to accept the gifts.
(c) He is grateful to King James, and wants to travel to England.
(d) He is at first suspicious, but then grateful.

14. Where does Samuel live at Point Comfort at the end of the novel?
(a) With Captain Davies.
(b) With Nathaniel.
(c) In his own tent.
(d) With Ann and John Laydon.

15. What is the name of the first baby born in the New World?
(a) Pocahontas.
(b) Annie.
(c) Victoria.
(d) Virginia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where will Samuel go for the winter in Chapter 25?

2. Who is Kainta?

3. What happened to the historical Chief Opechancanough?

4. What did the actual settlers do after the winter of 1609-10?

5. What does Chief Sasenticum tell Captain Smith in Chapter 22?

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