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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume II, Chapters 9 through 15, and Back Matter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Oneco think to find safety for himself and for Mononotto after Hope Leslie escapes him?
(a) Nantick.
(b) Pocmutuc.
(c) Moscutusett.
(d) Agawam.

2. How long does it take William Fletcher to get to Boston from the area of Springfield to retrieve Hope and Faith Leslie?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 1 day.
(c) 7 days.
(d) 9 days.

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

4. Magawisca’s comment that “I cannot send back the bird that has mated to its parent nest” (241) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Conceit.
(b) Simile.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Allegory.

5. The comment that “Sir Philip and Everell were much on the terms of two unfriendly dogs, who are, by some coercion, kept from doing battle, but who never meet without low growls and sullen looks, that intimate their deadly enmity” (358) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Analogy.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Synecdoche.
(d) Conceit.

Short Answer Questions

1. How high does the novel note the tallest of Boston’s hills stands?

2. Who is the second to come upon Hope Leslie after she flees Esther and Everell on Digby’s island (273)?

3. What color curtain hangs over the broken pantry window in Winthrop’s home?

4. Which of the following is the vendor who calls upon the Winthrop household before Hope Leslie goes out at night (236)?

5. The comment that “There she met Hope Leslie—a bright gay spirit—an allegro to her penseroso” (192) offers an example of which of the following?

(see the answer key)

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