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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 became ruler when Powhatan died?
(a) His son.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His brother.
(d) Pocahontas.

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

3. What does Samuel notice about the natives' food customs in the Warraskoyack village?
(a) They have no rations.
(b) They eat dogs.
(c) The food is full of mealworms.
(d) He is allergic to their food.

4. What does Captain Smith tell Samuel before leaving to return to England?
(a) He hopes that Samuel can someday come back to England.
(b) He thinks he will die on the return trip to England.
(c) He regrets ever having made the journey.
(d) He will return to James Town.

5. Where does Samuel hide what he has stolen in Chapter 26?
(a) In a bay secluded from the settlement.
(b) In Nathaniel's tent.
(c) In his pcoket.
(d) In a cave in the woods.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Richard, Henry, Nathaniel, and Abram arrive at the Warraskoyack village?

2. What is the name of the first baby born in the New World?

3. What is Ann Burras' mistress like?

4. How does Samuel react to the women who arrive in Chapter 19?

5. What does Samuel think about the mission to crown Powhatan?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where and with whom does Samuel stay while Captain Smith goes to see Powhatan in Chapter 22?

2. How does Captain Smith behave differently from Captain Ratcliffe as president in Chapter 19?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is the purpose of Captain Smith's mission to Werowocomoco in Chapter 21?

9. What is Powhatans' reaction to being invited to James Town in Chapter 21?

10. Why does Samuel steal the baby Virginia?

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