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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume I, Chapters 1 through 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year, per Karcher (16), does Sedgwick convert to Unitarianism?
(a) 1821.
(b) 1822.
(c) 1824.
(d) 1823.

2. The comment that “the panther watching her young is as fearful as a doe” (96) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Allegory.
(c) Simile.
(d) Conceit.

3. Which of the following does Karcher remark was a major reason settlers gave for dispossessing Native Americans in what is now New England (30)?
(a) Failure to cultivate the land.
(b) Failure to cultivate literacy.
(c) Failure to cultivate affections.
(d) Failure to cultivate the arts.

4. In the context of the novel, the term “congeniality” carries which of the following meanings (53)?
(a) Obedience and submission.
(b) Duty and diligence.
(c) Affection and love.
(d) Rebellion and misrule.

5. In what year was the Fugitive Slave Law enacted?
(a) 1807.
(b) 1800.
(c) 1793.
(d) 1786.

Short Answer Questions

1. The term “esculents” carries which of the following meanings (62)?

2. The comment that “the little girl received it from him as passively as the young bird takes food from its mother” (127) offers an example of which of the following?

3. Which of the following is the birth-name of Hope Leslie?

4. How many times does Digby attempt to refuse to accompany Grafton from Bethel to meet her baggage in Springfield?

5. Which of the following does Karcher remark created the historical novel as a genre (19)?

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