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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. Where did Bradford go to worship when he became uneasy with the way God was worshipped in Austerfield?

2. What tradition began with the women of the Mayflower?

3. What had killed many of the Indians in the area?

4. The Pilgrims had their first Indian visitor in Chapter 6. How was he armed?

5. When did the Mayflower set sail for England?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Weston betray the Pilgrims?

2. Why did the Pilgrims decide to build a wall around their community?

3. How did Thomas Hunt damage Indian-English relations in New England for decades?

4. Why does the author state that the story about the Pilgrims changes from the story we know to the story that we need to know?

5. Hobbamock was a pniese. What is a pniese?

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

7. What food did the passengers find on shore?

8. Describe how an Indian named Epenow persuaded his English abductors to return him to the New World.

9. Why were the Nausets "ill affected toward the English"?

10. Why did the future site of Pymouth Plantation come do well recommended?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Pilgrims believed that God played a role in their destiny, but they also did not hesitate to do whatever needed to be done to take charge of their own destiny. Explain incidents that demonstrate how the Pilgrims took charge of their own destiny.

Essay Topic 2

Argue whether Dorothy Bradford committed suicide or if she simply fell overboard. Use examples from the book to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Explain why there was a controversy between some Indians and some Englishmen regarding the murder and the punishment of Arthur Peach and his cohorts. What motives were behind the controversy?

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