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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume I, Chapters 7 through 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The comment that “he could not bear to be thus driven, like a fox to his hole” (100) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Conceit.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Simile.
(d) Allegory.

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

3. How many Pequod were estimated by the settlers to have been killed in the Pequod War?
(a) 700.
(b) 500.
(c) 400.
(d) 600.

4. In what year does the United States government sign a treaty to “civilize” indigenous peoples east of the Mississippi River?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1838.
(c) 1830.
(d) 1802.

5. Which of the following is described as “the apostle of New-England” (52)?
(a) Winthrop.
(b) Eliot.
(c) Fletcher.
(d) Williams.

Short Answer Questions

1. Representatives of what tribe are present at the dinner during which Winthrop welcomes Everell and Gardiner to Boston?

2. The comment that “A boy’s courage is a keen weapon that wants temper” (89) offers an example of which of the following?

3. In the context of the novel, the term “congeniality” carries which of the following meanings (53)?

4. In what year was the Fugitive Slave Law enacted?

5. Whose scalp does the indigenous man who accompanies Digby to the Fletcher home carry (72)?

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