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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. To what city were the Pequod captives taken?
(a) Cambridge.
(b) Boston.
(c) Springfield.
(d) Salem.
2. Which of the following at Bethel are described as “the first civilized inhabitants of the country, of their tribe” (110)?
(a) Songbirds.
(b) Vultures.
(c) Chickens.
(d) Eagles.
3. In what year was Sedgwick born?
(a) 1776.
(b) 1789.
(c) 1815.
(d) 1802.
4. Which of the following character types does Karcher claim Cooper brought into American fiction?
(a) The rebel soldier.
(b) The cowboy.
(c) The SEAL.
(d) The frontiersman.
5. How old is Samoset when he dies?
(a) 16.
(b) 18.
(c) 15.
(d) 17.
Short Answer Questions
1. To what does Sedgwick ascribe “the difference of character among the various races of the earth” in her preface (49)?
2. Which of Sedgwick’s writings was erroneously attributed to James Fenimore Cooper?
3. The comment that “These letters contain tidings that have opened a long sealed fountain” (sic, 66) offers an example of which of the following?
4. In what year, per Karcher (19), does Sedgwick meet a descendant of Eunice Williams?
5. The comment that “Such men, inexperienced in the business of life, are like children” (60) offers an example of which of the following?
Short Essay Questions
1. What justification for revenge is accorded to Mononotto (106)?
2. With what do Everell and Digby entertain themselves while on watch against attack (92)?
3. What prank does Martha Fletcher note in her letter that Everell plays on Grafton?
4. Explain the metaphor in Digby’s comment that “it’s a bad ware that needs a dark store” (104)
5. How is Bertha Grafton described at her first appearance in the novel (74)?
6. What does Karcher note as the fate of Sedgwick’s mother?
7. What does Karcher identify as the primary thrust of the Calvinist theology under which Sedgwick was raised (15)?
8. What command does Sir William give his brother, and what is that brother’s response? What command does Sir William give his brother, and what is that brother’s response?
9. Why does Mononotto note he is pleased to take Everell captive?
10. Prior to the attack on Bethel, how does Digby note that Everell and Oneco ridicule Grafton (108)?
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