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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Bess' stepmother?
(a) Pamela
(b) Patricia
(c) Priscilla
(d) Prudence

2. What does Chief Keofferam, Telaka's brother, do to impress Bess?
(a) He brings herbs for Bess' medicines.
(b) He calls a truce from all the fighting.
(c) He brings turkey and venison for Christmas.
(d) He offers Bess help in planting a garden.

3. What illnesses plague the villagers during the harsh winter?
(a) measles and mumps
(b) tuberculosis and scurvy
(c) cholera and tuberculosis
(d) cholera and scurvy

4. What does Bess do after the birth of her son two days before Christmas?
(a) She makes arrangements for the child's christening.
(b) She sends out birth announcements.
(c) She begins to sew baby clothes.
(d) She holds a celebration with pine boughs, candles, and dancing.

5. What does Thomas Fones, while on his deathbed, ask of John Winthrop?
(a) That he forgive Bess and Harry
(b) That he give Bess and Harry some money
(c) That he let Bess and Harry return to Barbados
(d) That he include Bess and Harry in his will

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Elizabeth excited to see at the estate in Groton?

2. Why does King Charles celebrate Christmas?

3. Where does the family insist that Harry go instead of returning to Barbados?

4. Why are the Indians in the New Netherlands on the warpath?

5. How many people in John Winthrop's company have died since their arrival in New England?

(see the answer key)

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