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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. What happens to Samuel when he steals from the shopkeeper in Chapter 1?

2. What is Gran Canaria?

3. What does Samuel steal at the beginning of the novel?

4. What do the other settlers seek from Richard and Samuel?

5. What does Captain Smith use to clean swords?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Captain Smith released from imprisonment?

2. What happens to Captain Smith when he is placed under arrest?

3. What do the settlers give the natives whom they first encounter in Virginia?

4. What is the first island at which the Susan Constant anchors, and what does the crew get there?

5. With whom does Samuel share a bed on the ship?

6. How does Samuel propose that they protect themselves from arrows in Chapter 10?

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

8. What happens to the group of gentlemen on the island of Mona?

9. What do Captain Smith and Samuel see while anchored near the island of Guadeloupe?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Samuel's friend, James, dies in Chapter 10. What emotions does Samuel feel after his death? Write an essay explaining how Samuel is affected by James' death, covering the range of emotions evinced by Samuel's narration. Use textual evidence (from beyond Chapter 10) to support your claims.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay describing the author’s narrative tone and writing style. Use examples from the text as evidence for your choice of a particular tone (using 4-5 instances throughout the novel).

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