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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. Why is Bethia relieved as they are leaving?
(a) She feels she may as well get her indentured time over.
(b) Tequamuck is not there trying to disrupt their journey.
(c) She is glad she'll still be near Caleb.
(d) She is glad she patched things up with Makepeace.

2. How do Samuel and Bethia manage to travel to Italy for his medical studies?
(a) The wealthy widow Makepeace marries.
(b) He is unable to go to Italy as he wished.
(c) A Duke in Italy pays his way.
(d) The entire community collects money to pay his way.

3. What does Samuel urge Bethia to do?
(a) Go back to the island.
(b) Find her own heart.
(c) Reconsider marriage with him.
(d) Give him three months to convince her to marry him.

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

5. Who does Bethia welcome herself?
(a) A kitchen scullery boy.
(b) A new puppy.
(c) A new cook.
(d) A young native woman named Anne.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Anne marry?

2. What happens in the early part of Bethia's one year at Harvard College?

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

4. What does Bethia choose not to fear?

5. What is wrong with Anne?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Caleb still disturbed about the situation with Anne and what does he do?

2. Why has Noah Merry come to Cambridge and what news does he bring?

3. What does Samuel confess to Bethia?

4. How has Makepeace arranged to buy Bethia out of her indenture?

5. Describe a little about Anne's life.

6. What does Bethia say about her marriage to Samuel and their trip to Italy?

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

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

9. What happens to Joel on his way to the mainland?

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

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