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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Anne Hutchinson excommunicated from the church?
(a) She is accused of being a witch.
(b) She refuses to attend church services.
(c) She has destroyed her Bible.
(d) She has disgraced her husband in public.

2. What other name does Elizabeth use for herself?
(a) Lizbeth
(b) Liz
(c) Lissa
(d) Bess

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

4. 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)

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what position is John Winthrop elected?

2. To whom is Beth betrothed on Christmas Day?

3. What does Winthrop note about the people who seem to die first?

4. What does Bess do to lift the spirits of the Groton villagers?

5. Who is the friendly Indian the ship's passengers meet in Boston?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at Anne Hutchinson's trial for heresy?

2. Explain the irony of the imposition of religious beliefs on people in New England.

3. Why is Harry not John Winthrop's favorite child?

4. What is the symbolism of the celebration held by the people of Boston after John Winthrop's removal from office?

5. Who makes an unexpected visit to Bess and her daughter, Joan?

6. Why does Bess agree to marry the intellectual and boring Edward Howes?

7. Why is John Winthrop worried after his ship sets sail for New England?

8. What happens after Harry and Bess make love?

9. Explain the circumstances of Elizabeth's (Bess) punishment by her uncle John?

10. Why does Bess discuss the topic of Christmas with her father's apprentice?

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