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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 is a shallop?
(a) The Algonquin word for an attractive woman.
(b) A small boat used for exploring.
(c) A type of seafood.
(d) An piece of Native jewelry.

2. What is the name of the doctor on board the ship?
(a) Thomas Wotton.
(b) John Laydon.
(c) Bartholomew Gosnold.
(d) Gabriel Archer.

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

4. Who have settled in Florida by the time the novel takes place?
(a) The colonists from Roanoke.
(b) The Chinese.
(c) The Dutch.
(d) The Spanish.

5. What do the settlers try to grow in their harvest?
(a) Blueberries.
(b) Wheat.
(c) Pumpkins.
(d) Sunflowers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who advocates for Captain Smith and releases him in Chapter 7?

2. What was the name of the French colony in Florida?

3. How is Master Wingfield punished in Chapter 13?

4. What do the natives bring to the ships in Chapter 5?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. On what grounds do the gentlemen arrest Captain Smith in Chapter 15?

2. Who dies in the first attack by the natives and how?

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

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

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

6. What are the names of the three ships bound for the New World?

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

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

9. What do the settlers give the natives whom they first encounter in Virginia?

10. How does Samuel acquire armor in Chapter 11?

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