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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. Which of the following character types does Karcher claim Cooper brought into American fiction?
(a) The cowboy.
(b) The rebel soldier.
(c) The SEAL.
(d) The frontiersman.

2. In what year was the Fugitive Slave Law enacted?
(a) 1786.
(b) 1807.
(c) 1793.
(d) 1800.

3. The comment that “‘It must be a dumb dog, indeed,’ replied the girl, ‘that cannot bark for such a kind mistress as thou art’” (190) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Conceit.
(b) Allegory.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Simile.

4. Which of the following does Karcher exempt from her discussion of family lost in massacre (21)?
(a) Mononotto.
(b) Nelema.
(c) William Fletcher.
(d) John Winthrop.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where in England does Everell’s uncle Stretton live?

2. The comment that “These letters contain tidings that have opened a long sealed fountain” (sic, 66) offers an example of which of the following?

3. “The only merit claimed by the present writer” in Sedgwick’s preface is which of the following (48)?

4. Which of the following is the vendor who calls upon the Winthrop household before Hope Leslie goes out at night (236)?

5. How many addenda accompany Grafton’s letter to Everell (169)?

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