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

2. How old is Hope Leslie when she is sent to Boston?
(a) 17.
(b) 19.
(c) 18.
(d) 16.

3. What is the name of the indigenous leader at the dinner during which Winthrop welcomes Everell and Gardiner to Boston?
(a) Miantunnomoh.
(b) Pakinawatik.
(c) Hiawatha.
(d) Goyathlay.

4. 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) Conceit.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Simile.

5. The term “propitious” carries which of the following meanings?
(a) Engaged.
(b) Apathetic.
(c) Unfavorable.
(d) Favorable.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what figure is Nelema tattooed on her shoulder (156)?

2. At approximately what time do Puritan Sabbath services end in the novel?

3. The word “sylvan” carries which of the following meanings?

4. How high does the novel note the tallest of Boston’s hills stands?

5. In what month do the Fletchers accompany Holioke to Northampton?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reasons does William Fletcher give for sending Hope Leslie to Boston at the Winthrops’ request?

2. Consider Grafton’s comment that “this unlucky prayer-book is gnawed to mince-meat by the mice, and not another book in the library touched. I longed to commend the instinct of the little beasts, that knew what good food was” (266). What is the irony in her comment?

3. What are the “Indian riches” in the hut where Magawisca and Faith Leslie are confined after the retreat from Bethel (140)?

4. What justification does the narrator give for the description of “a pilgrim mansion” (197) in the terms used in the novel?

5. Summarize Hope Leslie’s reaction to Esther Downing’s comment that “we owe implicit deference to our elders and superiors;—we ought to be guided by their advice, and governed by their authority” (235).

6. What reasons does Gardiner write for preferring Hope Leslie as a potential love interest?

7. What physical signs indicate Esther Downing’s upset after she and Hope Leslie return to the Winthrop residence after the reunion with Everell (186)?

8. What reasons does Everell give on Digby’s island for thinking that Hope Leslie is enamored of Gardiner?

9. What reasons does Gardiner give for Everell to mistrust his initial identification of Hope Leslie?

10. What sounds reach Hope Leslie atop the mountain at Northampton (153)?

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