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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. Where does Samuel stay when Captain Smith goes to Powhatan in Chapter 22?
(a) He is sent back to England.
(b) At the camp.
(c) He waits in the ship.
(d) At the Warraskoyack village.

2. How does Samuel say that coming to James Town has changed him in Chapter 18?
(a) He has learned how to cook.
(b) He has learned to depend on others.
(c) He has fallen in love.
(d) He has learned how to swim.

3. What does Pocahontas do when visiting the settlers in Chapter 17?
(a) She challenges the boys to a foot race.
(b) She makes fun of the settlers' poor harvest.
(c) She tries to steal a musket.
(d) She is in awe of the settlers' ships.

4. What did Captain Smith leave when he died?
(a) A son.
(b) A daughter.
(c) A new type of sword he invented.
(d) Valuable writings.

5. What does Captain Newport take when he leaves in December in Chapter 22?
(a) Food stores.
(b) Pocahontas.
(c) The women.
(d) Chief Powhatan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ann Burras' mistress like?

2. Where does Samuel hide what he has stolen in Chapter 26?

3. What does Samuel steal before going to Point Comfort?

4. What did the historical John Rolfe grow successfully in Virginia?

5. What does the servant boy tell to Samuel in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What are some things that Captain Newport brings when he comes back to James Town in Chapter 17?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Samuel steal the baby Virginia?

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