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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Kainta?
(a) Chief Sasenticum's son.
(b) Powhatan's son.
(c) An orphaned native.
(d) A traitorous native.

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

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

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

6. How does Samuel travel to Point Comfort in Chapter 26?
(a) By canoe.
(b) By shallop.
(c) In the Discovery.
(d) On foot.

7. What happens when Captain Newport goes to Powhatan?
(a) He becomes sick from poisonous tree sap.
(b) He gets lost.
(c) Powhatan tries to kill him.
(d) He has to demonstrate how to kneel when Powhatan refuses.

8. What message do the natives bring about Chief Powhatan in Chapter 22?
(a) He would like to go to England.
(b) He would like to marry an English woman.
(c) He has died.
(d) He has decided he is ready to trade.

9. Where does Samuel stay when Captain Smith goes to Powhatan in Chapter 22?
(a) At the camp.
(b) He waits in the ship.
(c) At the Warraskoyack village.
(d) He is sent back to England.

10. What do the natives bring to Captain Smith in Chapter 17?
(a) A variety of berries.
(b) Bread, fish, and meat.
(c) Arrowheads.
(d) Bows and arrows.

11. Who is never president of James Town in Chapter 19?
(a) Captain Gosnold.
(b) Captain Smith.
(c) Captain Ratcliffe.
(d) Master Winfield.

12. What happened to the historical Chief Opechancanough?
(a) He was captured and killed.
(b) He converted to Christianity.
(c) He was the first native to go to England.
(d) He relocated to Point Comfort.

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

14. Where do the boys encounter Ann Burras for the first time?
(a) When she gets lost in the woods.
(b) When she is secretly meeting a man at night.
(c) When she is filling water buckets at the river.
(d) When she is picking flowers in the field.

15. What does Samuel notice about the natives' food customs in the Warraskoyack village?
(a) They eat dogs.
(b) He is allergic to their food.
(c) The food is full of mealworms.
(d) They have no rations.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time of year is it at the close of the novel?

2. What is the historical reason that the travelers cannot travel between James Town and Point Comfort?

3. What does Captain Smith do to Samuel in Chapter 24?

4. What percentage of English were killed in James Town?

5. What did the natives do during the winter of 1609-10?

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