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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following is the birth-name of Faith Leslie?
(a) Melinda.
(b) Mary.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Martha.

3. 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.

4. How many, including Mononotto, attack Bethel?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

5. Whom does Everell injure at Bethel?
(a) Magawisca.
(b) Mononotto.
(c) Oneco.
(d) Saco.

6. Which critic does Karcher cite as demonstrating ambiguities about the Puritans in Hope Leslie (29)?
(a) Horatio Nelson.
(b) Dana Carvey.
(c) Horatio Carvey.
(d) Dana Nelson.

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

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

9. Whose scalp does the indigenous man who accompanies Digby to the Fletcher home carry (72)?
(a) Mononotto.
(b) Samoset.
(c) Oneco.
(d) Sassacus.

10. Which of the following does Karcher assert does “not belong in a regenerated nation,” as envisioned by Sedgwick(31)?
(a) Catholics.
(b) Puritans.
(c) Unitarians.
(d) Episcopalians.

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

12. The comment that “the panther watching her young is as fearful as a doe” (96) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Conceit.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Allegory.
(d) Simile.

13. Which of the following does Karcher report Sedgwick “develops with the most conviction” as a solution towards interracial tensions (26)?
(a) Amorous marriage.
(b) Peaceful coexistence.
(c) Amicable trade.
(d) Simple friendship.

14. Which of the following does Karcher note that Charles Sismondi critiques in the novel (35)?
(a) Depiction of Europeans.
(b) Depiction of women.
(c) Depiction of Puritans.
(d) Depiction of Native Americans.

15. The comment that “Such men, inexperienced in the business of life, are like children” (60) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Proposition.
(b) Supposition.
(c) Opposition.
(d) Apposition.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year, per Karcher (16), does Sedgwick convert to Unitarianism?

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

3. How old is Samoset when he dies?

4. In what year was Hope Leslie published?

5. Which of the following does Karcher note that Lucy Aikin critiques in the novel (36)?

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