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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bethia do when she sees Tequamuck lying in a trance?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Tries to wake him.
(c) Sips out of the gourd.
(d) Finds Caleb to ask about Tequamuck.

2. What does Bethia say she will continue to do?
(a) Tell the story of her past.
(b) Plead for the rights of the native population.
(c) Avoid marriage.
(d) Watch over her younger sister.

3. What happens to Caleb when Noah comes around?
(a) Caleb seems to have things to do elsewhere.
(b) Caleb becomes very quiet.
(c) Caleb becomes animated.
(d) Nothing different from ususal.

4. What is the name of Bethia's community?
(a) Great Harbor.
(b) Nantucket Harbor.
(c) King's Bay.
(d) Grand Harbor.

5. Who is Noah Merry?
(a) A young, white man who kills a Wampanoag in a dispute.
(b) Another White who thinks the Wampanoag are being mistreated.
(c) A merchant's son and possible husband for Bethia.
(d) The brother of Bethia's best friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when a whale strands itself on the beach?

2. What is the name of Bethia's new sister?

3. Why is Bethia envious of Makepeace?

4. What does Caleb do for Solace?

5. What is Bethia's father doing with the Wampanoag?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bethia say about Caleb in this first section?

2. What does Bethia's father say about the sonquem when Mayfield returns to the Merry home?

3. How does Mayfield act in the aftermath of Solace's death?

4. What happens when Bethia returns to where the Wampanoag are dancing?

5. What does Noah show Bethia the next morning and what is her reaction?

6. What does Bethia say about Caleb's progress with the English language?

7. What does Caleb place in Solace's casket?

8. What does Tequamuck do as Mayfield prepares to leave for England, and what do some believe is the result of Tequamuck's actions?

9. What happens that evening after Caleb ends his friendship with Bethia that makes Bethia believe she contributes to her mother's death?

10. Where do Bethia's father and grandfather invite Bethia along and what is the purpose of their visit?

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