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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What elegantly dressed man enters the apothecary shop asking for the best tobacco?
(a) Jack Winthrop
(b) Edward Howes
(c) Robert Seaton
(d) Harry Winthrop

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

3. How is Harry fixed for money?
(a) He has enough money to live for a week.
(b) He has enough money to live for six months.
(c) He has no money.
(d) He has plenty of money.

4. What wedding gift does Harry buy for Bess?
(a) A new horse
(b) A new home
(c) A cheap brooch
(d) A new trousseau

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Bess learn will be arriving soon at Groton?

2. What name does the countess call the Fones family?

3. What really concerns Edward Howes about what is going on in the Fones household?

4. What is the personality of Anne Fones' mother?

5. Why does the Fones family live in London?

(see the answer key)

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