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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What historically happened to Pocahontas in 1613?
(a) She killed her father.
(b) She was kidnapped by the English.
(c) She killed herself.
(d) She had a baby.

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

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

4. What does Samuel tell Ann Laydon in Chapter 25?
(a) He thinks she should join him at Warraskoyack village.
(b) He loves her.
(c) He thinks she should return to England.
(d) There is no safety in James Town.

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

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

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

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

9. What is Pocahontas' real name?
(a) Powhatina.
(b) Amonute.
(c) Wingapo.
(d) Kainta.

10. Why does Samuel think that Reverend Hunt got his miracle in Chapter 16?
(a) Captain Smith breaks out of his chains.
(b) He sees a ship on the horizon.
(c) Master Archer dies of a heart attack.
(d) Master Wingfield becomes ill.

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

12. Why is Samuel pardoned in Chapter 27?
(a) Nathaniel takes the blame.
(b) Captain Davies wants Samuel as his apprentice.
(c) Ann Burras dies before she can charge him.
(d) Ann Burras intervenes.

13. Who is the new boy brought by Captain Newport in Chapter 17?
(a) Thomas Savage.
(b) Bartholomew Gosnold.
(c) Kainta.
(d) Thomas Gates.

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

15. What is the historical reason that the travelers cannot travel between James Town and Point Comfort?
(a) The natives set an ambush.
(b) The river turned to ice.
(c) The ships caught on fire.
(d) There was a bear attacking travelers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the servant boy tell to Samuel in Chapter 18?

2. Where does Samuel stay when Captain Smith goes to Powhatan in Chapter 22?

3. What do the natives do after the dance in Chapter 20?

4. Who is Kainta?

5. Where do the boys encounter Ann Burras for the first time?

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