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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the Winthrop family in mourning?
(a) Because Martha Fones has died
(b) Because Anne Winthrop has died
(c) Because Thomas Fones has died
(d) Because Sara Winthrop has died

2. What does Bess do to lift the spirits of the Groton villagers?
(a) Gives the servants two days off from work
(b) Throws a formal ball for the villagers
(c) Lowers the tenants' rent
(d) Organizes a May Day celebration

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

4. Bess gives birth to a girl and names her _____________________________.
(a) Madeline Justine (Maddie)
(b) Martha Jacqueline (Jacquie)
(c) Marie Joanne (Joann)
(d) Martha Johanna (Joan)

5. What do the children think of Groton Manor?
(a) It is a children's wonderland with ponies, ponds, woods, castle ruins, and an old mill.
(b) It is a frightening place that they have no interest in exploring.
(c) It is a boring place because there is nothing for children to do there.
(d) It is too far away from London and they hate the long trip to get there.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are the Fones children taught about papists?

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

4. Who does Harry bring with him to dinner?

5. Why does the Fones family live in London?

(see the answer key)

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