View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the men want John Winthrop with them when they go to America?
(a) Because Winthrop is a religious leader.
(b) Because Winthrop has lots of money.
(c) Because Winthrop has legal knowledge.
(d) Because Winthrop is a good merchant.

2. Who does Bess learn will be arriving soon at Groton?
(a) Sara Winthrop
(b) Jack Winthrop
(c) Priscilla, Sam, and Martha Fones
(d) Emily Fones

3. Who accompanies Harry and Bess to Groton?
(a) Peyto
(b) Martha Fones
(c) Robert Seaton
(d) Sara Winthrop

4. What news does Bess deliver to her father that makes him hit her with a stick?
(a) That she and Harry wish to be married
(b) That she has never loved her father
(c) That she wants to move to Barbados
(d) That she is pregnant with Edward's child

5. Why does Harry return from Barbados?
(a) He is in trouble for killing a man.
(b) He has lost his plantation.
(c) He is homesick.
(d) He is tired of the tobacco business.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does King Charles celebrate Christmas?

2. Who has Bess been encouraged to marry?

3. What do the men need before they can plan their journey to the new world?

4. What does Bess mix in the apothecary shop for a countess?

5. What action by the king infuriates Emmannuel Downing, John Winthrop and others?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 295 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample