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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. The comment that “In short, she was the petted lamb of the fold” (174) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Allegory.
(d) Metaphor.

2. How many times does Digby attempt to refuse to accompany Grafton from Bethel to meet her baggage in Springfield?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

3. The comment that “I have, in vain, attempted to…make her take part with Jennet; but as hopefully might you yoke a deer with an ox” (79) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Anaphora.
(b) Analogy.
(c) Allonym.
(d) Allegory.

4. “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) Scrupulous adherence to historical documentation.
(c) Detailed review of available materials.
(d) Rigorous editing for style and content.

5. How many men does Pynchon assign to follow Digby in pursuit of the attackers of Bethel (118)?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Hope Leslie’s musing that “I fancy their inquiries will turn out like the experiment of the inquisitive boy, who cut open the drum to find the sound” (151) offers an example of which of the following?

3. How long had Everell been abroad when Hope Leslie writes the reported letter to him in England?

4. How old is Samoset when he dies?

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

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