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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Toby build a room onto Bess' home?
(a) Bess's husband, Robert, has gone mad and must be locked away.
(b) Bess plans to start a school in her home.
(c) Bess needs more sleeping space for her family.
(d) Bess wants a room where she can mix medicines.

3. What happens with the delivery of a letter from the Dutch Director-General?
(a) Will is banished from the colony and Bess, as an adulteress, may never see him again.
(b) Will and Bess are made elders of the church.
(c) Will learns that his mother has died in London.
(d) A statue is to be dedicated to Bess.

4. What has happened to Anne Hutchinson?
(a) She and her family have been massacred by the Weckquasageek Indians.
(b) She has been hanged for being a witch.
(c) She and her family have moved to Salem.
(d) She and her family have returned to England.

5. Where will Joan and Thomas live?
(a) They will live in Boston.
(b) They will live in Ipswich.
(c) They will live in Salem.
(d) They will live with Bess at Greenwich Cove.

6. On what grounds will the governor grant Bess' divorce from Robert?
(a) Bess wants her marriage annulled.
(b) Bess claims mental cruelty.
(c) Bess claims irreconcilable differences.
(d) Bess has to admit to adultery.

7. What happiness does Bess have in her life now?
(a) Bess finally has all the money she could ever need.
(b) Bess is pregnant again with Will's child.
(c) Her daughter, Hannah, is turning eighteen and is about to be betrothed to a man named John Browne.
(d) Bess will be able to return to England for an extended visit soon.

8. What has happened to Bess' husband, Robert?
(a) Robert has spiralled even further into madness.
(b) Robert has stowed away on a ship back to England.
(c) Robert has emerged from his dementia.
(d) Robert has died of natural causes.

9. How does Telaka save the family from the Indians on their journey?
(a) She trades coats for corn.
(b) She speaks to them and tells them who she is.
(c) She uses her instincts to avoid the Indians in the woods.
(d) She is very accomplished with primitive weapons.

10. Who will be moving to Greenwich, much to Bess' delight?
(a) Will Hallet
(b) Jack Winthrop
(c) Anne Hutchinson
(d) Robert Seaford

11. When Daniel and Toby return, what do they bring with them?
(a) The head of Ben Palmer and the dead body of Mianos
(b) The head of Mianos and the dead body of John Winthrop
(c) The head of Mianos and the dead body of Telaka
(d) The head of Mianos and the murdered corpse of Ben Palmer

12. What prevents the Indians from killing Bess and her family when they attack their home?
(a) Chief Keofferam, Telaka's brother, recognizes Bess as the one who healed him long ago and does not harm them.
(b) Bess offers a peace treaty with the Indians.
(c) The Indians think Bess is a witch.
(d) Telaka begs for Bess' life.

13. Will and Bess organize a festival for which holiday?
(a) New Year's
(b) Christmas
(c) Easter
(d) Halloween

14. Why does John Winthrop banish Daniel Patrick and his family from the colony?
(a) Daniel is too strong of a political opponent.
(b) Daniel's views no longer coincide with the colony's religious position.
(c) He accuses Daniel of having an affair with Bess.
(d) Daniel has stolen money from the colony's treasury.

15. What happens when Will Hallet arrives to see Bess?
(a) Bess does not tell him she is pregnant with Robert's child.
(b) Bess tells him to go away.
(c) They realize they are in love.
(d) Will tells Bess he is engaged to a Boston girl.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens with the arrival of Captain Underhill?

2. Bess learns that ____________________ has returned to Boston.

3. What happens when Will tells Bess about the governor's answer?

4. What news does Will deliver to Bess?

5. How do Will and Bess help Jack in exchange for his writing to the governor on their behalf?

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