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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Front Matter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Karcher assert does “not belong in a regenerated nation,” as envisioned by Sedgwick(31)?
(a) Unitarians.
(b) Catholics.
(c) Puritans.
(d) Episcopalians.

2. Which of the following does Karcher note that Lucy Aikin critiques in the novel (36)?
(a) Depiction of women.
(b) Depiction of Europeans.
(c) Depiction of Puritans.
(d) Depiction of Native Americans.

3. Which of the following does Karcher note that Charles Sismondi critiques in the novel (35)?
(a) Depiction of Europeans.
(b) Depiction of Puritans.
(c) Depiction of women.
(d) Depiction of Native Americans.

4. Which of the following does Karcher remark created the historical novel as a genre (19)?
(a) Sir Philip Sidney.
(b) Sir Thomas Malory.
(c) Sir Walter Scott.
(d) Sir Winston Churchill.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Karcher note typifies Sedgwick’s notion of marriage between indigenous and settler populations (23)?

2. Which of Maria Cummins’s novels was inspired by Sedgwick, per Karcher (10)?

3. In what year, per Karcher (16), does Sedgwick convert to Unitarianism?

4. Which of Sedgwick’s brothers first encouraged her to write, per Karcher?

5. Which critic does Karcher cite as demonstrating ambiguities about the Puritans in Hope Leslie (29)?

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