2. Of what crime has Peyto been accused?
(a) Playing cards on Sunday
(b) Being a witch
(c) Stealing from the Winthrops
(d) Drinking too much rum

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

4. What is the overriding religious influence in the group deciding to go to the new world?
(a) Puritan
(b) Jewish
(c) Episcopalian
(d) Roman Catholic

5. Who is the friendly Indian the ship's passengers meet in Boston?
(a) Wampanoag
(b) Massasoit
(c) Chickatabot
(d) Tecumseh

6. To whom is Beth betrothed on Christmas Day?
(a) Edward Winthrop
(b) Harry Howes
(c) Jack Winthrop
(d) Edward Howes

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

8. Why does the Fones family not celebrate Christmas?
(a) Because they are Muslims.
(b) Because they celebrate Kwaanza instead.
(c) Because they are Jewish.
(d) Because they are dissenters from the Episcopalian faith.

9. What prompts the Bay Colony to prepare for war?
(a) Rumors of an uprising of the Puritans
(b) Indian attacks in Boston
(c) Indian sightings in Ipswich
(d) Letters from Providence and Connecticut warning of Indian massacres

10. What happens when John Winthrop's iron-fisted style of leadership creates huge opposition in the colony?
(a) Winthrop decides to go back to England.
(b) Winthrop gets even more determined to rule his own way.
(c) Winthrop is ousted from office.
(d) Winthrop must speak with the church elders on a regular basis.

11. What does Bess need after visiting Anne Hutchinson's house?
(a) A cup of coffee
(b) Some medicine for a headache
(c) A ride home
(d) An alibi

12. Who is Jack Winthrop's new wife?
(a) Elizabeth Reade
(b) Anne Hutchinson
(c) Sara Feakes
(d) Elizabeth Congreve

13. How many people plan to sail to New England on the first voyage of the Massachusetts Bay Company?
(a) 700
(b) 50
(c) 350
(d) 100

14. What possession of Bess' does John Winthrop still have in his possession which Bess wants returned?
(a) Her father's mortar and pestle
(b) Her mother's china
(c) Her dowry
(d) Her wedding brooch

15. What do the Fones children think of their uncle?
(a) He bores them with his interminable praying.
(b) He is an outdoorsman and teaches them how to ride horses.
(c) He is playful and loves spending time with them.
(d) He is very intelligent and reads stories to them.