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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who told the Pilgrims that Squanto was plotting against them?

2. Where did the Pilgrims live most of their time in Holland?

3. Who controlled the part of Cape Cod where the Pilgrims stole the corn?

4. What happened to Squanto at the end of Chapter 8?

5. How old was the most powerful Native leader in the region?

Short Essay Questions

1. What one clue did Bradford leave that might indicate how he felt about the death of his wife?

2. How did some of the Indians' oldest people describe the first sight of a European sailing vessel?

3. What happened to the ship, the Fortune?

4. What disparity did Quadequina notice after the treaty between the Indians and the Pilgrims was signed?

5. Why, according to the author, do we like to know how it was "in the beginning"?

6. Why did Massasoit want Squanto to die in Chapter 8?

7. Where should the Pilgrims have settled rather than Plymouth?

8. What food did the passengers find on shore?

9. Why wasn't the terrain surrounding Plymouth a primeval forest?

10. Why were passengers in an uproar when they learned they were headed to New England rather than the Hudson River?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Pilgrims left England because of intolerant attitudes toward their religious beliefs. How did the Pilgrims have the same type of intolerant attitude toward the Strangers and others when they settled in the New World?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 3, a Frenchmen told his Indian captors that "God was angry with them for their wickedness, and would destroy them and give their country to another people." Argue whether King Philip's war was or was not God's vengeance on the Indians.

Essay Topic 3

During their search for a location for their settlement, the Pilgrims found some Indian Corn, and they stole it knowing there might be repercussions. Prepare arguments explaining whether the Pilgrims should or should not have stolen the corn. Are there ever circumstances that make stealing the right course of action?

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