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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On which of the following streets does the house of government sit in Boston in the novel?
(a) Washington-street.
(b) London-street.
(c) Kings-street.
(d) Lincoln-street.

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

3. With whom is Everett staying in England (161)?
(a) His uncle, Stretton.
(b) His great-uncle, William.
(c) His friend, John.
(d) His cleric, Abner.

4. Which of the following was the name of Rosa’s canary (258)?
(a) Coquet.
(b) Malin.
(c) Charmant.
(d) Mignonne.

5. The comment that “the wing is strengthened by use, and the bird that drops in its first flutterings about the parent nest, may yet soar into the sky” (268) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Allegory.
(d) Metaphor.

6. Representatives of what tribe are present at the dinner during which Winthrop welcomes Everell and Gardiner to Boston?
(a) Pequod.
(b) Narragansett.
(c) Mohawk.
(d) Iroquois.

7. Which of the following labels does Mononotto apply to Faith Leslie (249)?
(a) Dragonfly.
(b) White bird.
(c) Bone deer.
(d) Pale fish.

8. With which of the following does Hope Leslie gift Antonio?
(a) A bracelet.
(b) A fing.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A fan.

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

10. How many addenda accompany Grafton’s letter to Everell (169)?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

11. Which of the following questions does Gardiner address in his letter to Wilton (251)?
(a) Why go to New England?
(b) What is the velocity of an unladen swallow?
(c) Should I stay or should I go?
(d) When will he return to England?

12. How, per the novel, is Esther Downing related to Governor Winthrop (187)?
(a) Daughter of his wife’s sister.
(b) Daughter of his brother.
(c) Daughter of his sister’s husband.
(d) Daughter of his sister.

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

14. Whom does Hope Leslie first encounter after escaping Oneco?
(a) Winthrop’s crew.
(b) Digby’s crew.
(c) Chaddock’s crew.
(d) Mononotto’s crew.

15. 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?
(a) Simile.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Allegory.
(d) Metaphor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where in England does Everell’s uncle Stretton live?

3. Which of the following food-sources is noted as “more noble” among the Husatonick (138)?

4. With which of the following does Gardiner lodge in Boston (251)?

5. Who is the first to come upon Hope Leslie after she flees Esther and Everell on Digby’s island (271)?

(see the answer keys)

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