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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is John Winthrop's wife, Margaret, ailing at Groton?
(a) She has cancer.
(b) She has given birth to a child.
(c) She has tuberculosis.
(d) She is melancholy.

2. What do the Indians want from Bess in exchange for beaver hides?
(a) Medicine
(b) Food
(c) Guns
(d) Jewelry

3. What does Matthew Craddock bring to Emannuel Downing's home?
(a) Two new horses
(b) Fresh tobacco from Barbados
(c) A silk-wrapped charter from England
(d) A case of rum

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

5. Now that Bess is a widow, who do the Winthrops want her to consider marrying?
(a) William Coddington
(b) William Congreve
(c) Walter Raleigh
(d) Warner Seaford

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thomas Fones, while on his deathbed, ask of John Winthrop?

2. With whom has John Winthrop arranged a marriage for Bess?

3. Who does not seem interested in marrying Bess?

4. What is a papist?

5. Where does Harry decide to stay for awhile?

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