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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7 - Part 2, Anno 1661, Actatis Suae 17, Cambridge.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bethia wonder about Caleb?
(a) If his ordeal was God's will.
(b) Why he even speaks to her.
(c) If her father would ever let her marry him.
(d) If he would ever become a Christian.

2. How does Bethia see Caleb at this time?
(a) More and more like a white man.
(b) As a stranger.
(c) As being deceived.
(d) As a good friend.

3. By tradition, what generally happens to a beached whale?
(a) It belongs to the Wampanoag.
(b) There has never been a beached whale before.
(c) It is shared among all the occupants of the island.
(d) Two men from the two groups have a friendly wrestling match to win rights to the whale.

4. What does Caleb's reading of Hebrew bring to Bethia's mind?
(a) The exile of the Jews.
(b) That all men desire power over women.
(c) His speaking of his own language.
(d) That Caleb is smarter than most white men.

5. What does Bethia say she often does?
(a) Breaks down in tears of grief.
(b) Wishes she had never taken a sip from the gourd.
(c) Wishes she were a man.
(d) Talk to her Mother as if she were right there.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Takemmy?

2. What does Bethia's name mean?

3. What do the Wampanoag construct on the shore?

4. What surprises everyone when Mayfield's will is read?

5. Who does Pastor Mayfield invite along?

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