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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How old is Esther Downing when she meets Everell?
(a) 17.
(b) 16.
(c) 19.
(d) 18.

4. The word “sylvan” carries which of the following meanings?
(a) Barren.
(b) Wooded.
(c) Rocky.
(d) Swampy.

5. The term “sumptuary” has which of the following meanings?
(a) Having to do with clothing.
(b) Having to do with cotton.
(c) Having to do with pumping.
(d) Having to do with food.

6. Which of the following roles does Digby serve for Governor Wintrhop?
(a) Gamekeeper.
(b) Jailer.
(c) Gardener.
(d) Constable.

7. How high does the novel note the tallest of Boston’s hills stands?
(a) 142 feet.
(b) 50 feet.
(c) 138 feet.
(d) 80 feet.

8. Which of the following does Esther Downing say to Hope Leslie “ought to make you independent of the opinion of any of your friends” (234)?
(a) “The confession of your sins.”
(b) “The assertion of your rights.”
(c) “The submission to your betters.”
(d) “The acquittal of your conscience.”

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

10. Which of the following ships does Craddock note brought supplies to Boston at a time of deprivation rehearsed at the dinner during which Winthrop welcomes Everell and Gardiner to Boston?
(a) Arabella.
(b) Mayflower.
(c) Blessing of the Bay.
(d) Lion.

11. Which of the following is in Hope Leslie’s painting?
(a) A wolf.
(b) A turkey.
(c) A robin.
(d) A deer.

12. Which of the following characters is Winthrop’s jailer?
(a) Black.
(b) Barnaby.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Digby.

13. With which of the following devices is Jennet summoned in the Winthrop household (233)?
(a) Gilded chimes.
(b) Steel triangle.
(c) Brass bell.
(d) Silver whistle.

14. Who is the second to come upon Hope Leslie after she flees Esther and Everell on Digby’s island (273)?
(a) Digby.
(b) Gardiner.
(c) Esther.
(d) Everell.

15. 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?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Anaphora.
(c) Chiasmus.
(d) Litotes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hope Leslie’s comment that “if you do not fairly conduct me through its mazes, I shall make use of the clue you have dropped, and find my own way through the labyrinth” (185) offers an example of which of the following?

2. When, per the novel, does Sabbath observance begin among the Puritans?

3. Which of the following is the vendor who calls upon the Winthrop household before Hope Leslie goes out at night (236)?

4. Which of the following is Magawisca doing when Hope Leslie first meets her in the graveyard?

5. The term “garrulity” carries which of the following meanings?

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