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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 perishes in the attack by the natives in Chapter 10?
(a) James.
(b) Reverend Hunt.
(c) Richard.
(d) Bartholomew Gosnold.

2. What happens to Samuel when he steals from the shopkeeper in Chapter 1?
(a) The police are waiting for him around the corner.
(b) He repents when he passes a church.
(c) A storm causes him to sleep and fall, exposing him to the police.
(d) The shopkeeper and his son chase Samuel and beat him up.

3. Who perishes on the hunting expedition in Chapter 7?
(a) John Laydon.
(b) Edward Brookes.
(c) Master Wingfield.
(d) Thomas Gates.

4. What does the Virginia Company instruct the colonists to do in Chapter 9?
(a) Displace the Spanish.
(b) Kill all of the natives.
(c) Rescue the colonists at Roanoke.
(d) Not write anything bad about the New World.

5. What does the crew eat on the ship?
(a) Hominy.
(b) Oatmeal.
(c) Ham.
(d) Corn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language do the natives speak?

2. Why does Captain Smith beat Samuel?

3. Who is the captain of the Susan Constant?

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

5. What is the name of the doctor on board the ship?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Richard describe the natives to Samuel?

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

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

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

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

8. Why is Captain Smith arrested?

9. How does Samuel propose that they protect themselves from arrows in Chapter 10?

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

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