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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 time of year is it at the close of the novel?
(a) August.
(b) June.
(c) February.
(d) September.

2. What does Chief Sasenticum tell Captain Smith in Chapter 22?
(a) Powhatan is very ill.
(b) Powhatan wants to slit the English men's throats.
(c) Pocahontas is a spy.
(d) Pocahontas loves him.

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

4. How many women are there aboard the next ship from England in Chapter 19?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

5. What is Ann Burras' mistress like?
(a) She is clever and manipulative.
(b) She is elderly and and frail.
(c) She is fat and demanding.
(d) She is beautiful.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Samuel stay when Captain Smith goes to Powhatan in Chapter 22?

2. Why does Samuel suspect he might have to serve criminals in Chapter 16?

3. How does Samuel say that coming to James Town has changed him in Chapter 18?

4. What happens to Captain Ratcliffe at the end of the novel?

5. How does Samuel travel to Point Comfort in Chapter 26?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Captain Smith and Samuel witness a dance in the natives' village in Chapter 20, what are the girls wearing?

2. What winter was known as the Starving Time?

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

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

5. What happens in James Town after Samuel leaves?

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

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

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

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

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

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