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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is revealed about Bethia in the first chapter of this section?
(a) She is unhappy.
(b) She is still robust and well.
(c) She is ostracized from the community.
(d) Her health is failing.

2. About what is Makepeace jealous?
(a) Other men his age have gone off to college.
(b) Their father loved Bethia more than Makepeace.
(c) Bethia and Caleb's success at learning.
(d) Their mother loved Bethia more than Makepeace.

3. What physical pain must Bethia endure?
(a) From walking up the staris.
(b) From writing.
(c) From kneeling in her garden.
(d) From bending over her garden.

4. What does Makepeace say he has arranged with the Merry family?
(a) To run the Mayfield farm.
(b) To continue the work with the natives.
(c) To buy out Bethia's indentureship.
(d) To start preaching on Sundays.

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

6. Whom does Anne marry?
(a) Caleb.
(b) No one.
(c) Joel.
(d) Caleb's brother.

7. What is one thing Bethia has to endure?
(a) Arrogant students.
(b) Chapped hands.
(c) Bed lice.
(d) Early hours.

8. Who is nervous and frightened?
(a) The new cook.
(b) Anne.
(c) Bethia.
(d) The puppy.

9. For whom does Bethia watch as the boat sets out for Cambridge?
(a) Her best friend.
(b) Noah.
(c) Tequamuck.
(d) Her grandfather.

10. What does Samuel want Bethia to discontinue doing?
(a) Defending the natives.
(b) Working in the kitchen.
(c) Seeing Noah.
(d) Studying so much.

11. What does Bethia urge Caleb to do about his anger concerning Anne?
(a) Challenge the father of the baby to a duel.
(b) Offer to marry Anne.
(c) Pray.
(d) Ask Anne her opinion.

12. What does Bethia decide Anne must do?
(a) Marry Joel.
(b) Marry Caleb.
(c) Escape back to the island.
(d) Drop out of school for a while.

13. Who is Caleb and Joel's first tutor?
(a) An elderly, kind gentleman.
(b) A drunk who hates native Indians.
(c) No one.
(d) The professor of classics.

14. How do Bethia's writings seem to her now?
(a) Interesting.
(b) Like they are written by someone else.
(c) Brilliant.
(d) Foolish.

15. What are the repercussions to Anne's miscarriage?
(a) She has to marry within a month.
(b) She has to come back and work for one year.
(c) None.
(d) She has to confess the name of the father of the child.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bethia feel the need to do?

2. Why does Bethia go back to the island?

3. What does Caleb sing?

4. Why is Bethia sad?

5. What does Bethia want to do?

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