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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Richard say to Samuel before leaving to return to England?
(a) He jokes that he should be an actor in one of Master Shakespeare's plays.
(b) He tells him that he forgives him for being so mean.
(c) He tells him that he has secretly loved Pocahontas.
(d) He tells him that he will return to James Town.

2. What does Samuel think of Namontack?
(a) He considers him a friend.
(b) He think he is shy and weak.
(c) He thinks he is cruel and dangerous.
(d) He resents his good looks.

3. What does Chief Sasenticum tell Captain Smith in Chapter 22?
(a) Pocahontas is a spy.
(b) Powhatan is very ill.
(c) Powhatan wants to slit the English men's throats.
(d) Pocahontas loves him.

4. How many women are there aboard the next ship from England in Chapter 19?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

5. What is Samuel doing at the novel's close?
(a) Swimming in the river.
(b) Gathering firewood.
(c) Writing a letter to Richard.
(d) Writing a letter to Captain Smith.

6. What do some of the party want to do when Captain Smith is arrested in Chapter 16?
(a) They want to secretly set Captain Smith free.
(b) They want to steal the gentlemen's weapons.
(c) They want to kill Master Archer.
(d) They want to start a war against the gentlemen.

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

8. Why did it take so long for Thomas Gates to arrive?
(a) He got lost.
(b) He was reluctant to leave England.
(c) He was shipwrecked in Bermuda.
(d) His crew tried to mutiny.

9. Who was Thomas Gates?
(a) James Town's new governor.
(b) Richard's brother.
(c) Reverend Hunt's replacement.
(d) Samuel's long-lost twin.

10. Which of the following is NOT a change brought by Captain Newport in Chapter 17?
(a) He brings chickens.
(b) Dogs have arrived to the colony.
(c) Sixty new colonists arrive.
(d) Every settler must keep a bow and arrow.

11. What does Captain Newport take when he leaves in December in Chapter 22?
(a) The women.
(b) Chief Powhatan.
(c) Food stores.
(d) Pocahontas.

12. What time of year is it at the close of the novel?
(a) February.
(b) September.
(c) June.
(d) August.

13. What do the natives do after the dance in Chapter 20?
(a) They run off into the woods.
(b) They try to kill the English.
(c) They ask for money.
(d) They feast together with the English.

14. What does the natives' bug repellant do?
(a) Stings when it is applied.
(b) Turns skin red.
(c) Smells like pleasant perfume.
(d) Causes an itch.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Captain Smith tell Samuel before leaving to return to England?

2. What does King James want to happen to Chief Powhatan?

3. How did Powhatan die?

4. Where did the real Pocahontas die?

5. What does Samuel learn before being punished in Chapter 26?

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