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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does it take William Fletcher to get to Boston from the area of Springfield to retrieve Hope and Faith Leslie?
(a) 9 days.
(b) 1 day.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 7 days.

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

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

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

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

6. Who guides the English attack against the Pequod village, according to Magawisca (96)?
(a) Samoset.
(b) Suchmakin.
(c) Sassacus.
(d) Wequash.

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

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

9. Which of the following serves as Mononotto’s crest?
(a) Eagle tail feather.
(b) Turkey tail feather.
(c) Owl wing feather.
(d) Eagle wing feather.

10. Which of the following is described as “the apostle of New-England” (52)?
(a) Eliot.
(b) Williams.
(c) Winthrop.
(d) Fletcher.

11. In what year does the United States government sign a treaty to “civilize” indigenous peoples east of the Mississippi River?
(a) 1802.
(b) 1838.
(c) 1971.
(d) 1830.

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

13. The comment that “These letters contain tidings that have opened a long sealed fountain” (sic, 66) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Conceit.
(b) Allegory.
(c) Simile.
(d) Metaphor.

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

15. In what year did Sedgwick’s paternal family arrive in Massachusetts?
(a) 1650.
(b) 1620.
(c) 1665.
(d) 1635.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. To what sect does Karcher assert Bertha Grafton belongs?

4. In what year, per Karcher (19), does Sedgwick meet a descendant of Eunice Williams?

5. From which port does William purpose to leave for New England before he breaks ties with his uncle?

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