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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 11, The Ancient Mother.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tradition began with the women of the Mayflower?
(a) Tuesday baking day.
(b) Morning reading lessons for the children.
(c) Monday wash day.
(d) Wednesday bathing day.

2. Whose son came to Plymouth on the ship that arrived late in 1621?
(a) The Bradfords' son.
(b) The Winslow's son.
(c) The Brewsters' son.
(d) Standish's son.

3. What happened to Squanto at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) He caught typhus.
(b) He was imprisoned.
(c) He was captured by the Nauset.
(d) He died.

4. How many tons of lumber were required to build a home in the 1650s?
(a) 1 ton.
(b) 6 tons.
(c) 14 tons.
(d) 12 tons.

5. When was the "First Thanksgiving" most likely held?
(a) Late September or early October.
(b) August.
(c) December.
(d) November.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the Manomet sachem?

2. How much was the cargo worth that the Pilgrims sent back on the Fortune?

3. What day did the Pilgrims erect the frame of the first house?

4. What is the title of an Indian leader?

5. How many acres of land had to be deforested in a year for a town of two hundred homes?

(see the answer key)

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