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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume II, Chapters 1 through 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many men does Pynchon assign to follow Digby in pursuit of the attackers of Bethel (118)?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

2. Hope Leslie’s comment that “‘It is a night,’ she continued, looking up at the bright moon, ‘to make one long to soar—so I will just spread my wings, and leave you to crawl on the earth’” (222) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Allegory.

3. How old is Hope Leslie when she is sent to Boston?
(a) 17.
(b) 16.
(c) 19.
(d) 18.

4. On which of the following streets does the house of government sit in Boston in the novel?
(a) London-street.
(b) Kings-street.
(c) Washington-street.
(d) Lincoln-street.

5. How many days does it take Mononotto’s party to reach the Husatonick after raiding Bethel?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following serves as Mononotto’s crest?

2. Whom does Hope Leslie first encounter after escaping Oneco?

3. How valuable an estate is Winthrop noted to have (197)?

4. Which of the following at Bethel are described as “the first civilized inhabitants of the country, of their tribe” (110)?

5. Which of the following ships does Craddock note brought supplies to Boston at a time of deprivation rehearsed at the dinner during which Winthrop welcomes Everell and Gardiner to Boston?

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