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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 note typifies Sedgwick’s notion of marriage between indigenous and settler populations (23)?
(a) Bertha Grafton.
(b) Faith Leslie.
(c) Hope Leslie.
(d) Esther Downing.

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

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

4. In what year was the Gunpowder Plot conducted?
(a) 1605.
(b) 1599.
(c) 1617.
(d) 1611.

5. In Karcher’s commentary, the term “extralegal” (27) carries which of the following meanings?
(a) With additional force of law.
(b) Outside the law.
(c) In an excess of law.
(d) Against the law.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Karcher note typifies Sedgwick’s notion of “peaceful coexistence and mutually beneficial exchanges of goods and services” (22) between indigenous and settler populations?

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

3. In what year does the United States government sign a treaty to “civilize” indigenous peoples east of the Mississippi River?

4. Which of the following does Karcher exempt from her discussion of family lost in massacre (21)?

5. Which author does Karcher quote as calling Sedgwick “our most truthful novelist” (10)?

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