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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the men want John Winthrop with them when they go to America?
(a) Because Winthrop has legal knowledge.
(b) Because Winthrop has lots of money.
(c) Because Winthrop is a religious leader.
(d) Because Winthrop is a good merchant.

2. What does Fitch, the Fones' servant, tell Edward Howes about the Fones household?
(a) That it is being run by the devil
(b) That he needs more help in maintaining the house
(c) That there is not enough money
(d) That he plans to retire soon

3. To what does Harry admit at dinner?
(a) That he has lost all his money.
(b) That he is in love with Bess.
(c) That he actually did kill a man in Barbados.
(d) That the latest tobacco he sent from Barbados was bad.

4. How does the Fones family travel to the family manor in Groton?
(a) By foot
(b) By cart
(c) By boat
(d) By train

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

6. What name does the countess call the Fones family?
(a) Heathens
(b) Ingrates
(c) Puritans
(d) Paupers

7. Why do Bess and Harry require a special marriage license?
(a) Because they are papists
(b) Because they are Episcopalians
(c) Because they are cousins
(d) Because they are underage

8. What wedding gift does Harry buy for Bess?
(a) A new trousseau
(b) A new home
(c) A cheap brooch
(d) A new horse

9. What kind of mood is evident in the interim period between governors?
(a) Solemn
(b) Joyful
(c) Reverent
(d) Desperate

10. Who is Elizabeth excited to see at the estate in Groton?
(a) Anne and John
(b) Robert and Thomas
(c) Martha and Mary
(d) Jack and Harry

11. Why is Bess' servant, Sally, jailed?
(a) Theft
(b) Speaking out against the church elders
(c) Venery (indulgence in sexual pleasure)
(d) Devil worship

12. Who is Bess' surprise visitor?
(a) Her fiance, Edward
(b) Her best friend, Sara
(c) Her sister, Martha
(d) Her cousin, Harry

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

14. Who is the youngest child in the Fones family?
(a) Jack
(b) Elizabeth
(c) Martha
(d) Harry

15. The local miller named Pond receives a letter from his son in New England who wants to return home because ____________________________________.
(a) so many are sick and many have died
(b) he is homesick for the gardens of England
(c) he cannot make a good living
(d) his fiance has died

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bess mix in the apothecary shop for a countess?

2. What has Bess' cousin, Harry, sent from Barbados?

3. What will happen to the Winthrop family now that Groton Manor has been sold?

4. In what way does Bess' pregnancy restrict her?

5. Why is Bess drawn to her new friend, Mirabelle?

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