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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The term “garrulity” carries which of the following meanings?
(a) Talking too little.
(b) Talking not at all.
(c) Talking just enough.
(d) Talking too much.

2. With which of the following does Gardiner lodge in Boston (251)?
(a) William Hubbard.
(b) Thomas Cotton.
(c) John Winthrop.
(d) Daniel Maud.

3. 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?
(a) Allegory.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Simile.
(d) Metaphor.

4. Who is king when Gardiner arrives in Boston?
(a) Henry.
(b) Charles.
(c) James.
(d) William.

5. What does the novel report as the reason Esther Downing’s father refuses to come to New England (260)?
(a) Inability to find good marriages for his sons.
(b) Inability to find a good marriage for himself.
(c) Inability to find good marriages for his daughters.
(d) Inability to find good bagels.

6. The word “rill” carries which of the following meanings?
(a) Large stream.
(b) Small stream.
(c) Small rain.
(d) Large rain.

7. How long had Everell been abroad when Hope Leslie writes the reported letter to him in England?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 3 years.

8. Which of the following is named as a servant in the Wintrhop household (230)?
(a) Martine.
(b) Starling.
(c) Robin.
(d) Tanager.

9. What reaction does Magawisca show to Hope Leslie’s revulsion at the idea of marriage to a member of the indigenous people (241)?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Agreement.
(c) Contempt.
(d) Happiness.

10. The comment that “There she met Hope Leslie—a bright gay spirit—an allegro to her penseroso” (192) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Simile.
(c) Allegory.
(d) Conceit.

11. Who is the first to come upon Hope Leslie after she flees Esther and Everell on Digby’s island (271)?
(a) Everell.
(b) Digby.
(c) Esther.
(d) Gardiner.

12. What is the harshest name the novel remarks is applied to Winthrop by his contemporaries (198)?
(a) Sir Jason Crystallake.
(b) Sir Jacob Emptyhand.
(c) Sir James Tightfist.
(d) Sir John Temperwell.

13. For which of the following does Antonio mistake Hope Leslie as she makes her escape from Oneco and others (298)?
(a) Saint Catharina.
(b) Saint Demetria.
(c) Saint Ursula.
(d) Saint Teresa.

14. 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) Simile.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Allegory.

15. How many days does it take Mononotto’s party to reach the Husatonick after raiding Bethel?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. The identification of “a cause that certainly had no tendency to render the effect agreeable to him” (268) offers an example of which of the following?

2. How long does Hope Leslie lay in a comatose fever after her escape from Oneco and restoration to Boston?

3. Which of the following is noted as the “chief of the Mohegans” (249)?

4. Whom does Hope Leslie first encounter after escaping Oneco?

5. What does Gardiner comment “that rosebuds, in the vocabulary of flowers, are made to signify” (267)?

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