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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 Kainta teach Samuel?

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

3. What does the nickname "Pocahontas" mean?

4. Who became ruler when Powhatan died?

5. Why is Samuel pardoned in Chapter 27?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Samuel learn happened to Captain Smith during his trip to trade with Powhatan in Chapter 22?

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

3. What are some things that Samuel learns from Kainta?

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

5. Who of Samuel's closest acquaintances announces that he is returning to England in Chapter 24?

6. Why does Samuel steal the baby Virginia?

7. What winter was known as the Starving Time?

8. What does Pocahontas do when she arrives at the English settlement in Chapter 17?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 19, Namontack returns to James Town after his trip to England. Write an essay in the first person from Namontack's point of view. You can use whatever form you like (essay or journal entry), but use specific and vivid language to imagine and convey Namontack's experience in and opinion of England.

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

The author tells the story using a first-person narration through the lens of Samuel Collier. What is the effect of first person narration within the genre of historical fiction? Is Samuel a reliable narrator? Write an essay describing Samuel's narrative style, and explaining the effect of this style on the reader. Use textual evidence to support your assertions.

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