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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 did a fire start in the camp in Chapter 17?

2. What does Samuel think of Namontack?

3. To whom does Samuel speak at the novel's close?

4. Why does Samuel think that Reverend Hunt got his miracle in Chapter 16?

5. What does Kainta teach Samuel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What percentage of Virginia's population was killed in the first hundred years after the English arrived in 1607?

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

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

4. What is the name of the historical son of Pocahontas and John Rolfe?

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

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

7. Why is Samuel enthusiastic at the prospect of going to Point Comfort in Chapter 25?

8. What happens in James Town after Samuel leaves?

9. When Captain Smith and Samuel witness a dance in the natives' village in Chapter 20, what are the girls wearing?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

People have different reactions to the first encounter with the natives in Chapter 9. Select three characters and explain what their different reactions to the natives reveal about each character's experience or disposition.

Essay Topic 2

Samuel struggles with a series of internal conflicts in the novel (e.g. on how to treat Richard, on whether to divulge Henry's secret about the food rations, and whether to steal the baby Virginia). Describe one such conflict, and what Samuel is thinking when he makes his decision. Does he regret his decision? Use quotations to support your argument.

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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