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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 does Captain Smith have Samuel do as punishment for fighting with Richard in Chapter 8?

2. What is a shallop?

3. What does President Wingfield order in Chapter 11 after the attack?

4. What is the real name of Chief Powhatan?

5. How does Richard receive armor?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who dies in the first attack by the natives and how?

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

5. What does Captain Smith instruct Samuel to do while on the island in Chapter 6?

6. Why does Captain Smith and his party return from his excursion in Chapter 11?

7. What illicit act is Samuel performing in the first chapter?

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

9. What does Captain Smith tell Samuel about anger in Chapter 8?

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'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

Write an essay explaining Samuel's attitude toward other people and relationships. Include how and why his attitude changes throughout the narrative. Use specific evidence from the text to demonstrate this change.

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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