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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. What does the Alonguin greeting mean?
(a) I come in peace.
(b) He is wealthy.
(c) My beloved friend.
(d) I love you.

2. Where do the passengers relieve themselves?
(a) On the lower deck.
(b) Over the decks.
(c) In slop buckets.
(d) In portable toilets.

3. Who is the captain of the Discovery?
(a) Captain Newport.
(b) John Smith.
(c) John Ratcliffe.
(d) Master Wingfield.

4. How does Samuel know how to read?
(a) He was taught at the orphanage.
(b) His mother taught him.
(c) Reverend Hunt taught him.
(d) He taught himself by stealing books.

5. In Chapter 5, what does Richard say the natives look like?
(a) The all shave their heads.
(b) They have piercings in their ears.
(c) They wear bear skins.
(d) They paint their bodies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the real name of Chief Powhatan?

2. Why is Captain Smith under arrest in Chapter 4?

3. What does Captain Smith use to clean swords?

4. What does Captain Smith teach Samuel in Chapter 11?

5. From where does the prophecy say that the threatening tribe will come?

Short Essay Questions

1. With whom does Samuel share a bed on the ship?

2. Why does Captain Smith choose to sail up the Chickahominy River in December?

3. How does Samuel acquire armor in Chapter 11?

4. Why was Samuel living in an orphanage?

5. How old is Samuel when he boards the Susan Constant at the outset of the novel?

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

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

8. How is Captain Smith released from imprisonment?

9. What does Captain Smith do to teach Samuel a lesson when he finds him fighting with Richard?

10. What happens to Captain Smith when he is placed under arrest?

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