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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following refers to Sedgwick’s native social group?
(a) The Boston Brahmins.
(b) The Lords of the Realm.
(c) The River Rats.
(d) The River Gods.

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

4. In what year was Sedgwick first published?
(a) 1829.
(b) 1822.
(c) 1827.
(d) 1824.

5. 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) Oneco.
(b) Magawisca.
(c) Nelema.
(d) Samoset.

6. Which of the following at Bethel are described as “the first civilized inhabitants of the country, of their tribe” (110)?
(a) Eagles.
(b) Songbirds.
(c) Chickens.
(d) Vultures.

7. The term “esculents” carries which of the following meanings (62)?
(a) Cash holdings.
(b) Cash crops.
(c) Mineral goods.
(d) Food crops.

8. Which of the following is the name of the mother of Magawisca?
(a) Nelema.
(b) Monaco.
(c) Mononotto.
(d) Monoca.

9. 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?
(a) Simile.
(b) Allegory.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Metaphor.

10. In what year was Hope Leslie published?
(a) 1824.
(b) 1822.
(c) 1829.
(d) 1827.

11. Which of the following does Karcher remark created the historical novel as a genre (19)?
(a) Sir Walter Scott.
(b) Sir Winston Churchill.
(c) Sir Philip Sidney.
(d) Sir Thomas Malory.

12. To what sect does Karcher assert Bertha Grafton belongs?
(a) Catholic.
(b) Unitarian.
(c) Puritan.
(d) Episcopalian.

13. Which of the following does Karcher cite as historical antecedent for Magawisca (24)?
(a) Sacagawea.
(b) Pocahontas.
(c) Lozen.
(d) Nanye-hi.

14. In what year was Sedgwick born?
(a) 1776.
(b) 1802.
(c) 1789.
(d) 1815.

15. With which of the following does Karcher compare Hope Leslie (32)?
(a) Irving’s Van Winkle.
(b) Cooper’s Hawkeye.
(c) Poe’s Montresor.
(d) Hawthorne’s Prynne.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times does Digby attempt to refuse to accompany Grafton from Bethel to meet her baggage in Springfield?

2. What name is given to William Fletcher’s estate outside Springfield?

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

4. In what year does William Fletcher emigrate to New England?

5. With which of the following does Karcher assert Rosa is associated (31)?

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