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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1 - Part 2, Anno 1660, Actatis Suae 15, Great Harbor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Tequamuck?
(a) Caleb's grandfather.
(b) A spiritual leader of the Wampanoag.
(c) Caleb's uncle.
(d) Caleb's father.

2. What happens when a whale strands itself on the beach?
(a) The white community gathers to slaughter it.
(b) Everyone works together to get it back into the ocean.
(c) The whites prepare to slaughter it, but it unbeaches itself and swims off.
(d) The Wampanoag are contacted by the white community to claim it.

3. What does Caleb say often change with his people?
(a) Traditions.
(b) Names.
(c) Fortune.
(d) Camping grounds.

4. What love does Bethia describe?
(a) Love of the island.
(b) Love for the preacher's boy.
(c) Love for her brother.
(d) Love for her dog.

5. What does Bethia's father say about Bethia learning too much?
(a) It's not good for a pretty girl.
(b) She needs to be careful in what she studies.
(c) Bethia has learned too much already and is not desirable as a bride.
(d) She can never learn too much.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bethia's name mean?

2. Who established the colony where Bethia lives?

3. Who berates Bathia for her absence when she returns to the beach?

4. How does Caleb treat the book Bethia is reading?

5. Who is Bethia?

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