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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who opposes Master Wingfield's decision to turn back?
(a) Samuel.
(b) Reverend Hunt.
(c) Captain Newport.
(d) Captain Smith.

2. Which step is NOT involved in firing a musket?
(a) Priming the pan.
(b) Cocking the match.
(c) Putting in the musket ball.
(d) Mixing plaster into the gunpowder.

3. How does Richard receive armor?
(a) Samuel gives him his own set.
(b) Captain Smith cuts some down for him.
(c) He takes Reverend Hunt's old armor.
(d) He steals Captain Smith's armor.

4. What does Captain Smith do while in chains in Chapter 5?
(a) He shouts insults at the gentlemen.
(b) He becomes ill.
(c) He writes.
(d) He sings.

5. Who advocates for Captain Smith and releases him in Chapter 7?
(a) Captain Ratcliffe.
(b) Captain Newport.
(c) Reverend Hunt.
(d) Samuel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the ship not sail from England to the New World right away?

2. What do the boys use as a target to practice shooting muskets in Chapter 13?

3. What ultimately scares off the attacking natives in Chapter 10?

4. How does Samuel know how to read?

5. Who is the captain of the Godspeed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Captain Smith tell Samuel about anger in Chapter 8?

2. After the illness abates, what do the natives ask for when they approach the camp, and what do they offer?

3. Why is Captain Smith upset when Samuel first sees him on the docks?

4. What does Samuel do to Richard at the orphanage and what provokes him?

5. What does Reverend Hunt preach about in his four-hour sermon on the island of Nevis?

6. When an illness strikes the settlers in Chapter 12, what are some reasons given for it?

7. Why is Captain Smith arrested?

8. Why do people come to Richard and Samuel's cabin in the morning?

9. Why does Samuel, along with most of the other men, want to go to the New World?

10. What does Captain Smith propose to do while under arrest and why?

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