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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Daniel Patrick take with him to fight Indians?
(a) Jack Winthrop
(b) Will Hallet
(c) Robert Seaford
(d) Robert Feake

3. Who does Bess see one day during a celebration?
(a) Jack Winthrop
(b) Robert Seaford
(c) Will Hallet
(d) Robert Feake

4. After what group is John Winthrop's new colony patterned?
(a) The Separatists in England
(b) The Papists in Rome
(c) The Episcopalians in England
(d) The Jews in Israel

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

6. Why does the Fones family live in London?
(a) Mr. Fones will not leave his home town
(b) Mr. Fones has an apothecary business in London
(c) The Fones' think the schools are better in London
(d) Mrs. Fones likes to go to the theater in London

7. How does Bess pass her time at Groton?
(a) She learns needlework and works on many projects.
(b) She has an affinity for outdoor sports.
(c) She becomes interested in gardening.
(d) She mixes medicines and treats the servants and tenants.

8. What does Bess prefer to household chores?
(a) gardening
(b) singing
(c) dancing
(d) sewing

9. Why is Bess going to travel to Ipswich?
(a) To shop at a different village
(b) To take care of Martha who is pregnant
(c) To take Bibles to the village
(d) To speak to the church elders

10. Bess gives birth to another daughter and names her _____________.
(a) Hannah
(b) Margaret
(c) Sara
(d) Anne

11. Who is Anne's brother who still lives at home?
(a) Thomas Winthrop
(b) Harry Winthrop
(c) John Winthrop
(d) Robert Winthrop

12. Where does Bess live with her new husband?
(a) Boston
(b) Watertown
(c) Charlestown
(d) Mystic

13. Why does Harry return from Barbados?
(a) He has lost his plantation.
(b) He is tired of the tobacco business.
(c) He is homesick.
(d) He is in trouble for killing a man.

14. What is Bess teaching children?
(a) Reading
(b) The alphabet
(c) Catechism
(d) Basic math

15. How many people in John Winthrop's company have died since their arrival in New England?
(a) Nearly one third
(b) Nearly one half
(c) Nearly all of them
(d) Nearly three fourths

Short Answer Questions

1. What other name does Elizabeth use for herself?

2. What is the name of the ship on which Harry sails to New England?

3. What kind of mood is evident in the interim period between governors?

4. Who is crowned the Queen of May Day?

5. When does John Winthrop decide he is going to emigrate to the new world?

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