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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 of the following is described as “the apostle of New-England” (52)?
(a) Williams.
(b) Fletcher.
(c) Winthrop.
(d) Eliot.

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

3. Which of Sedgwick’s writings was erroneously attributed to James Fenimore Cooper?
(a) Last of the Mohicans.
(b) Clarence.
(c) The Linwoods.
(d) Redwood.

4. Which of Lydia Maria Child’s novels was inspired by Sedgwick, per Karcher (10)?
(a) An Appeal in Favor of That Class of Americans Called Africans.
(b) The Frugal Housewife.
(c) Hobomok.
(d) The Mothers Book.

5. In the context of the novel, the term “congeniality” carries which of the following meanings (53)?
(a) Rebellion and misrule.
(b) Duty and diligence.
(c) Obedience and submission.
(d) Affection and love.

Short Answer Questions

1. The comment that “they have fallen like our forest trees, before the stroke of the English axe” (84) offers an example of which of the following?

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

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

4. In what year was the Indian Removal Act enacted?

5. From which port does William purpose to leave for New England before he breaks ties with his uncle?

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