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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 Captain Ratcliffe at the end of the novel?

2. What does Samuel learn when he turns to the camp in Chapter 23?

3. How does Samuel say that coming to James Town has changed him in Chapter 18?

4. What did the historical John Rolfe grow successfully in Virginia?

5. Where does Samuel hide what he has stolen in Chapter 26?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the purpose of Captain Smith's mission to Werowocomoco in Chapter 21?

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

5. In Chapter 23, does the government of James Town change in the summer of 1609?

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

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

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

9. In Chapter 24, what happens to Captain Smith on his mission to make peace with the native tribes?

10. What happens in James Town after Samuel leaves?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two characters, one of which is a foil for the other. A "foil" is a character who contrasts sharply with another character. Choose a set of characters and identify what traits or behaviors are contrasted. Is one character the "good guy" and another the "bad guy"? Use evidence from the text to support your choice and assertion.

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

Namontack, a strong Indian boy, appears in Chapter 18 as the result of a trade with the Powhatan tribe for an English boy. What is both the purpose and effect of this exchange? Are the desired aims of this exchange achieved? In your essay, discuss both the effect of Namontack's arrival on Samuel, and the effect on the larger group of settlers.

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