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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume I, Chapters 1 through 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose scalp does the indigenous man who accompanies Digby to the Fletcher home carry (72)?
(a) Sassacus.
(b) Mononotto.
(c) Oneco.
(d) Samoset.

2. In what year did Sedgwick’s paternal family arrive in Massachusetts?
(a) 1650.
(b) 1665.
(c) 1620.
(d) 1635.

3. With which of the following does Karcher assert Rosa is associated (31)?
(a) Guy Lombardo.
(b) Guy Fieri.
(c) Guy Lafleur.
(d) Guy Fawkes.

4. Which of the following serves as Mononotto’s crest?
(a) Owl wing feather.
(b) Turkey tail feather.
(c) Eagle tail feather.
(d) Eagle wing feather.

5. From which port does William purpose to leave for New England before he breaks ties with his uncle?
(a) Southampton.
(b) London.
(c) Liverpool.
(d) Felixstowe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following at Bethel are described as “its minstrels” (110)?

2. In what year was the Gunpowder Plot conducted?

3. How many men does Pynchon assign to follow Digby in pursuit of the attackers of Bethel (118)?

4. The comment that “Such men, inexperienced in the business of life, are like children” (60) offers an example of which of the following?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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