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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where will Samuel go for the winter in Chapter 25?
(a) Point Comfort.
(b) Back to England.
(c) To the Warraskoyack village.
(d) To live with Powhatan.

2. Who became ruler when Powhatan died?
(a) His cousin.
(b) His brother.
(c) Pocahontas.
(d) His son.

3. To whom does Samuel speak at the novel's close?
(a) His mother.
(b) Captain Smith.
(c) Richard.
(d) Reverend Hunt.

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

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

6. Whom did the real-life Pocahontas marry?
(a) Samuel.
(b) Richard.
(c) John Rolfe.
(d) Captain Smith.

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

8. What did the natives do during the winter of 1609-10?
(a) They stole the settlers' weapons.
(b) They kidnapped an English woman.
(c) Then went to Hog Island and slaughtered the hogs.
(d) They set fire to the settlers' boats.

9. How does Samuel say that coming to James Town has changed him in Chapter 18?
(a) He has learned to depend on others.
(b) He has learned how to cook.
(c) He has fallen in love.
(d) He has learned how to swim.

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

11. What happens to Reverend Hunt when Samuel returns from his mission to Powhatan?
(a) Reverend Hunt becomes ill.
(b) Reverend Hunt got married.
(c) Reverend Hunt left on a mission and hasn't returned.
(d) Reverend Hunt has gone back to England.

12. What does Pocahontas do when visiting the settlers in Chapter 17?
(a) She makes fun of the settlers' poor harvest.
(b) She challenges the boys to a foot race.
(c) She tries to steal a musket.
(d) She is in awe of the settlers' ships.

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

14. What does Samuel contribute to the communal stew in Chapter 22?
(a) A deer he has killed.
(b) Spices from India.
(c) Vegetables he has grown.
(d) A rabbit he has killed.

15. What does Pocahontas challenge the boys to imitate?
(a) Braiding her hair.
(b) Cooking chicken over a fire.
(c) Hitting a tree with a bow and arrow.
(d) A cartwheel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is never president of James Town in Chapter 19?

2. What is the first thing that Samuel tries to do in the Warraskoyack village?

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

4. What do the natives bring to Captain Smith in Chapter 17?

5. What is the name of the first baby born in the New World?

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