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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 refers to Sedgwick’s native social group?
(a) The River Rats.
(b) The Lords of the Realm.
(c) The Boston Brahmins.
(d) The River Gods.

2. To what does Sedgwick ascribe “the difference of character among the various races of the earth” in her preface (49)?
(a) Inborn morality.
(b) Documented history.
(c) Genetic superiority.
(d) Access to resources.

3. Which author does Karcher quote as calling Sedgwick “our most truthful novelist” (10)?
(a) Edgar Allan Poe.
(b) William Cullen Bryant.
(c) Ralph Waldo Emerson.
(d) Henry David Thoreau.

4. In what year, per Karcher (19), does Sedgwick meet a descendant of Eunice Williams?
(a) 1824.
(b) 1821.
(c) 1822.
(d) 1823.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To what sect does Karcher assert Bertha Grafton belongs?

3. With which of the following does Karcher assert Rosa is associated (31)?

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

5. Which of the following does Karcher report Sedgwick “develops with the most conviction” as a solution towards interracial tensions (26)?

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