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

2. The comment that “the little girl received it from him as passively as the young bird takes food from its mother” (127) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Allegory.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Metaphor.

3. Which of the following is the birth-name of Hope Leslie?
(a) Anna.
(b) Addison.
(c) Alice.
(d) Avery.

4. In what month does Mononotto attack Bethel?
(a) March.
(b) April.
(c) June.
(d) May.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does William Fletcher emigrate to New England?

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

3. The term “esculents” carries which of the following meanings (62)?

4. In the context of the novel, the term “congeniality” carries which of the following meanings (53)?

5. Which of the following is the title of the 1790 essay by Murray that Karcher cites (20)?

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