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

2. What do some of the party want to do when Captain Smith is arrested in Chapter 16?
(a) They want to start a war against the gentlemen.
(b) They want to steal the gentlemen's weapons.
(c) They want to secretly set Captain Smith free.
(d) They want to kill Master Archer.

3. Why is Samuel pardoned in Chapter 27?
(a) Ann Burras intervenes.
(b) Ann Burras dies before she can charge him.
(c) Nathaniel takes the blame.
(d) Captain Davies wants Samuel as his apprentice.

4. How does Samuel react to the women who arrive in Chapter 19?
(a) He wishes they were prettier.
(b) It makes him miss his mother.
(c) He hopes to marry one of them.
(d) He resents the attention they get.

5. How does Captain Smith get hurt in Chapter 24?
(a) A bag of gunpowder is ignited.
(b) He trips and falls on his sword.
(c) He is shot by a bow and arrow.
(d) He accidentally falls into the fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Samuel's impression of Powhatan when he meets them?

2. Who is the new boy brought by Captain Newport in Chapter 17?

3. What does King James want to happen to Chief Powhatan?

4. What were the settlers at James Town forced to do over the winter?

5. Who is the servant boy that comes to live with the settlers in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Samuel steal the baby Virginia?

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

4. Who of Samuel's closest acquaintances announces that he is returning to England in Chapter 24?

5. In Chapter 23, does the government of James Town change in the summer of 1609?

6. What does Pocahontas do when she arrives at the English settlement in Chapter 17?

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

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

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

10. Who arrived in the James Town colony in 1619 on a privateering ship?

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