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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 9 - Part 2, Anno 1661, Actatis Suae 17, Cambridge.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who arrives the day after Anne is ill?
(a) No one.
(b) Noah.
(c) Bethia's grandfather.
(d) Makepeace.

2. What does the perfect day Bethia is experiencing fail to do?
(a) Give her a moment to thank God for the day.
(b) Foretell the tragedy that is to come.
(c) Give her time to herself.
(d) Lift her spirits.

3. How does Bethia address the woman who waits on her and her father?
(a) As Elder Mother.
(b) In the Wampanoag language.
(c) As Grandmother.
(d) She does not talk to her as that would be disrespectful.

4. With what does Caleb help Bethia?
(a) How to catch a rabbit.
(b) Standing up to her brother.
(c) Standing up to Corlett.
(d) Sorting out her feelings about her suitors.

5. What is Takemmy?
(a) The name of the stream that runs the mill.
(b) The Wampanoag settlement where Bethia and her father go.
(c) The name of the woods where Bethia likes to roam.
(d) The name of the beach where the Mayfield's live.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had Bethia gone to do in the story she is telling?

2. What does Grandfather Mayfield ask Pastor Mayfield to do?

3. What does Caleb's reading of Hebrew bring to Bethia's mind?

4. What does Caleb do for Solace?

5. Who is Noah Merry?

(see the answer key)

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