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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom is Bess in love?
(a) Jack's brother, Harry
(b) Jack's brother, William
(c) Harry's brother, Jack
(d) Harry's brother, William

2. Who is the only other person who sees the love between Bess and Will?
(a) Anneke Patrick
(b) Joan
(c) Sara Congreve
(d) Margaret Winthrop

3. What action by the king infuriates Emmannuel Downing, John Winthrop and others?
(a) The king has granted territory in America to other men.
(b) The king has issued higher taxes on rum.
(c) The king has changed the marriage laws.
(d) The king has claimed the Roman Catholic Church as the only church in England.

4. What shocking news does Jack receive in a letter?
(a) His father, John Winthrop, has died.
(b) He learns that Bess has loved him for many years.
(c) His property has been sold out from under him.
(d) He is to pay extra taxes for harboring a witch.

5. How does John Winthrop react to the news that Jack wants to marry Martha Fones?
(a) He is glad that another son will marry a Fones daughter.
(b) He thinks Jack is too young to get married.
(c) He is painfully upset.
(d) He is thrilled by the news.

Short Answer Questions

1. What possession of Bess' does John Winthrop still have in his possession which Bess wants returned?

2. Why do Jack and Bess need a special license to get married?

3. Who does Bess see one day during a celebration?

4. Who is Jack Winthrop's new wife?

5. How does the Fones family travel to the family manor in Groton?

(see the answer key)

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