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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator, what was Boone's emotional state when he lived alone in the wilderness for three months?
(a) Exhilaration.
(b) Fear.
(c) Ecstasy.
(d) Worry.

2. What does the "Poor Richard" narrator say is a common misconception that Europeans have about America?
(a) It is very hard to earn a living by farming in America.
(b) It is a dangerous place because there are so many Indian raids.
(c) Americans place a high value on leisure time and do not like to work.
(d) They can move there and quickly be elected to political office.

3. What does Jacataqua ask Aaron Burr to do?
(a) Hunt with her.
(b) Sleep with her.
(c) Eat with her.
(d) Fight. with her.

4. What happens to the barge that is towing John Paul Jones' ship?
(a) The bargemen cut the tow rope and steal the barge.
(b) The barge catches fire in the battle.
(c) The barge is taken over by mutinous sailors.
(d) The barge sinks in a storm at sea.

5. What category of people does Williams say that Houston fits into?
(a) Those who tread water their entire lives.
(b) Those who go under and then drown.
(c) Those who come up from under.
(d) Those who never struggle or try to succeed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Williams say that American families cheat their daughters out of by trying to frighten them into delaying the loss of their virginity?

2. What does Poe call Longfellow?

3. Why does Williams feel that women especially appreciated Burr?

4. What area does Boone discover, along with his brother, just before the American Revolution?

5. What part of Poe's reputation does Williams say is undeserved?

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