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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume I, Chapters 7 through 12.

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Magawisca.
(b) Nelema.
(c) Samoset.
(d) Oneco.

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

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

4. To what does Sedgwick ascribe “the difference of character among the various races of the earth” in her preface (49)?
(a) Inborn morality.
(b) Genetic superiority.
(c) Access to resources.
(d) Documented history.

5. To which Biblical patriarch is Martha Fletcher compared as she accompanies William to the area of Springfield (61)?
(a) Jacob.
(b) Abraham.
(c) Isaac.
(d) Ishmael.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following is described as “the apostle of New-England” (52)?

3. How old is Hope Leslie when she is sent to Boston?

4. With what figure is Nelema tattooed on her shoulder (156)?

5. At approximately what time do Puritan Sabbath services end in the novel?

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