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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. What does Bess do to lift the spirits of the Groton villagers?
(a) Organizes a May Day celebration
(b) Lowers the tenants' rent
(c) Gives the servants two days off from work
(d) Throws a formal ball for the villagers

2. What is the name of the ship on which Harry sails to New England?
(a) Teutonic
(b) Turret
(c) Talbot
(d) Tamara

3. To what is Bess looking forward?
(a) Going to Barbados with Harry
(b) Sewing some new clothes
(c) Learning to cook
(d) Raising a child

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

5. What does Anne Hutchinson explain to Bess?
(a) That Bess' husband has a weak character
(b) That God is a vengeful God
(c) That God is love
(d) That she should be obedient to her husband

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Bess become interested in on the ship's journey to New England?

2. The local miller named Pond receives a letter from his son in New England who wants to return home because ____________________________________.

3. What action by the king infuriates Emmannuel Downing, John Winthrop and others?

4. Who does Daniel Patrick take with him to fight Indians?

5. What is Bess teaching children?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Groton Manor a wonderland to the Fones children?

2. What other element of foreshadowing does the author use in Chapter 4?

3. What is the status of John Winthrop's colony in Chapter 10?

4. What are the circumstances of Harry's missing the ship's departure?

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

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

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

8. What happens to Bess after John Winthrop orders Harry to accompany him to New England?

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

10. What is Bess' mood as she arrives in New England in Chapter 8?

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