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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume II, Chapters 1 through 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About whom does Hope inquire first upon reaching Bethel (119)?
(a) Everell.
(b) Faith.
(c) Martha.
(d) Jennet.

2. For which of the following does Antonio mistake Hope Leslie as she makes her escape from Oneco and others (298)?
(a) Saint Ursula.
(b) Saint Teresa.
(c) Saint Catharina.
(d) Saint Demetria.

3. “The only merit claimed by the present writer” in Sedgwick’s preface is which of the following (48)?
(a) Extravagant departure from inherited norms.
(b) Detailed review of available materials.
(c) Rigorous editing for style and content.
(d) Scrupulous adherence to historical documentation.

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

5. Which of the following does Karcher remark was a major reason settlers gave for dispossessing Native Americans in what is now New England (30)?
(a) Failure to cultivate affections.
(b) Failure to cultivate the land.
(c) Failure to cultivate the arts.
(d) Failure to cultivate literacy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Karcher note is “prerequisite to preventing racial strife” (21)?

2. Which of the following is named as a servant in the Wintrhop household (230)?

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

4. The comment that “he could not bear to be thus driven, like a fox to his hole” (100) offers an example of which of the following?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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