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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Seven.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Fitch, the Fones' servant, tell Edward Howes about the Fones household?
(a) That he plans to retire soon
(b) That there is not enough money
(c) That it is being run by the devil
(d) That he needs more help in maintaining the house

2. What will happen to the Winthrop family now that Groton Manor has been sold?
(a) They will all sail to Barbados.
(b) They will all sail for France.
(c) They will all sail to New England.
(d) They will all set up household in London.

3. What does Bess mix in the apothecary shop for a countess?
(a) A poison ivy cream
(b) A migraine potion
(c) An antacid
(d) A mithridate (cure-all)

4. What really concerns Edward Howes about what is going on in the Fones household?
(a) That Martha is not being tutored
(b) That Bess has fallen in love with Robert Seaton
(c) That Robert Seaton may be a Catholic
(d) That Mr. Fones is near death

5. What has Bess' cousin, Harry, sent from Barbados?
(a) Rum
(b) Coconut milk
(c) Inferior tobacco
(d) Beaded jewelry

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people plan to sail to New England on the first voyage of the Massachusetts Bay Company?

2. What elegantly dressed man enters the apothecary shop asking for the best tobacco?

3. What does Bess do to lift the spirits of the Groton villagers?

4. What is the name of the ship that Harry's friend, Willaim Pelham, sails on to New England?

5. How is Harry fixed for money?

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