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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Samuel protect himself from the attack in Chapter 10?

2. What does Captain Smith do while in chains in Chapter 5?

3. What happens to Smith when he is placed under arrest in Chapter 4?

4. What is not one reason why Master Wingfield wants to turn back to England?

5. Who perishes in the attack by the natives in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Richard describe the natives to Samuel?

2. What are the names of the three ships bound for the New World?

3. Why does Samuel, along with most of the other men, want to go to the New World?

4. Why is Captain Smith upset when Samuel first sees him on the docks?

5. How is Captain Smith released from imprisonment?

6. What is Reverend Hunt's purpose in visiting the New World?

7. What does Samuel do to Richard at the orphanage and what provokes him?

8. Why does the crew not stop in Florida?

9. Why is Captain Smith arrested?

10. Why does Captain Smith choose to sail up the Chickahominy River in December?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Samuel is reluctant to get involved with his peers as a result of preconceived notions about cooperation. Captain Smith instructs him to stand on one leg, and then pushes him, in order to demonstrate that it is difficult to survive alone (Chapter 8). Where in the novel does Samuel demonstrate that he has learned from Smith's advice? Find two places in the novel where he shows that he has heeded Captain Smith's lesson. Use at least two examples from the text in your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing Samuel's relationship with Captain Smith. What important lessons and skills does he learn from Captain Smith? What impact does Captain Smith have on Samuel's life?

Essay Topic 3

Choose a theme from the novel (i.e. cooperation, clash of cultures, adventure, survival) and identify 4-5 places in the text where that theme is demonstrated by the author. In addition to identifying the individual moments, explain how the author develops the theme over the course of the novel as a whole.

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