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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. Where is Bethia to sleep at Corlett's?
(a) In the hayloft.
(b) In a small hut outside.
(c) In the servant's room in the attic.
(d) On a rough bed in the kitchen.

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

3. What does Makepeace think Bethia feels about Caleb?
(a) She feels superior to him.
(b) She lusts for him.
(c) She feels Caleb is better than Makepeace.
(d) She feels Caleb should go back to his tribe.

4. What future does Tequamuck see for his people?
(a) He cannot see the future; it is all fog.
(b) They will continue as a strong nation.
(c) Good.
(d) Unhappy.

5. How does Bethia realize what Caleb is doing?
(a) She sees him in the chapel for hours.
(b) She sees him coming back late at night.
(c) She sees him arguing with Corlett.
(d) She sees him go out with a blackened face.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Samuel to do at the school endowed by John Harvard?

2. What happens to Joel on his way back to Cambridge?

3. What does Bethia decide Anne must do?

4. What does Bethia urge Caleb to do about his anger concerning Anne?

5. What is revealed about Bethia in the first chapter of this section?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the argument Bethia and Makepeace become embroiled in one day at the memorial for their father.

2. Why is Samuel's marriage proposal to Bethia interrupted, and what how does Bethia handle the situation.

3. What does Bethia do in order to help Caleb when he is dying?

4. What does Bethia say to Corlett about applying for a position at another school and what is his response?

5. What does Samuel confess to Bethia?

6. Why are arrangements made for Joel to return to Cambridge before the others from the island?

7. What are a couple things Bethia does during her first days at the school?

8. What does Mayfield's will say about further schooling for Joel, Caleb and Makepeace and how does that affect Bethia?

9. What does Bethia say about the change in attitude towards Caleb and Joel by the other students?

10. Why is Bethia relieved when they board a vesself for Cambridge, and how is her first day there?

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