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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which critic does Karcher cite as demonstrating ambiguities about the Puritans in Hope Leslie (29)?
(a) Dana Nelson.
(b) Dana Carvey.
(c) Horatio Carvey.
(d) Horatio Nelson.

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

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

4. 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.

5. Which of the following does Karcher note is “prerequisite to preventing racial strife” (21)?
(a) Recognition of two peoples’ common humanity.
(b) Recognition of two peoples’ shared disdain.
(c) Recognition of two peoples’ mutual enemy.
(d) Recognition of two peoples’ distinct practices.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To what does Sedgwick ascribe “the difference of character among the various races of the earth” in her preface (49)?

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

4. Which of the following character types does Karcher claim Cooper brought into American fiction?

5. In Karcher’s commentary, the term “extralegal” (27) carries which of the following meanings?

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