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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 servant boy tell to Samuel in Chapter 18?
(a) Captain Smith died as an Englishman and came back to life as a Powhatan man.
(b) Captain Smith was treated kindly by Powhatan, and his life was never in danger.
(c) Captain Smith in fact tried to steal from the natives.
(d) It was not Pocahontas who rescued Captain Smith, but her sister.

2. To whom does Samuel speak at the novel's close?
(a) His mother.
(b) Richard.
(c) Captain Smith.
(d) Reverend Hunt.

3. How did a fire start in the camp in Chapter 17?
(a) Thomas Gates accidentally lit a match.
(b) The natives started the fire.
(c) The gentlemen dropped an ember while cooking.
(d) It is unknown how the fire started.

4. What is Samuel doing at the novel's close?
(a) Gathering firewood.
(b) Writing a letter to Captain Smith.
(c) Swimming in the river.
(d) Writing a letter to Richard.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the English fort at Point Comfort?

2. Who became ruler when Powhatan died?

3. What happens to Reverend Hunt when Samuel returns from his mission to Powhatan?

4. What does Kainta teach Samuel?

5. What does Pocahontas challenge the boys to imitate?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 24, what happens to Captain Smith on his mission to make peace with the native tribes?

2. How does Captain Newport plan to make a profit for England in the absence of gold in Chapter 19?

3. How does Namontack propose to count the number of people he meets in England in Chapter 18?

4. What human trade does Chief Powhatan make with the English in Chapter 18?

5. What do two of the new settlers do to the natives that provokes an attack in Chapter 23?

6. Who are the first women to arrive at the colony in Chapter 19?

7. What sort of things are burned in the fire at the end of Chapter 17?

8. What are some things that Samuel learns from Kainta?

9. Who does Ann Burras marry in Chapter 21, and what does Samuel think of him?

10. What message does Samuel speak to his mom in heaven in Chapter 26?

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