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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. The comment that “I have, in vain, attempted to…make her take part with Jennet; but as hopefully might you yoke a deer with an ox” (79) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Allonym.
(b) Anaphora.
(c) Analogy.
(d) Allegory.

2. Which of Sedgwick’s brothers first encouraged her to write, per Karcher?
(a) Harry.
(b) Robert.
(c) Theodore.
(d) Charles.

3. Which of the following at Bethel are described as “its minstrels” (110)?
(a) Vultures.
(b) Eagles.
(c) Chickens.
(d) Songbirds.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To what city were the Pequod captives taken?

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

4. Which of the following is the title of the 1790 essay by Murray that Karcher cites (20)?

5. In which of the following parts of England was William Fletcher born?

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