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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 information is contained in George Baxter's letter to Bess?
(a) Bess must divorce Robert who has gone mad.
(b) Bess is granted all of the Feake-Patrick land to administer as she sees fit.
(c) Bess has received a grant to start her school.
(d) Bess must move closer to the village to avoid being attacked by vengeful Indians.

2. What happens when Will attempts to get approval from the new governor, Stuyvesant, to marry Bess?
(a) Stuyvesant stipulates a one-year waiting period.
(b) Stuyvesant agrees to marry them immediately.
(c) Stuyvesant does not grant his approval.
(d) Stuyvesant extends his blessings on the couple.

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

4. What happens to all of Bess' assets?
(a) They are handed over to the church elders.
(b) They are put in a safe deposit box.
(c) They are impounded on behalf of Robert Feake.
(d) They are distributed to the villagers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What has instilled fear in the residents of the New Amsterdam area?

2. What surprise awaits Bess as she arrives at the governor's mansion?

3. What does Telaka tell Bess when they meet in the woods?

4. How does Bess perceive her new son-in-law, Thomas?

5. How do the Feakes children manage to stay well during this winter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What occurs in Chapter 18 to mark the turning point of Bess' personal life?

2. What occurs in Chapter 18 which is a mixed blessing for Bess?

3. Why does Toby build on a room to Bess' house?

4. Why do Bess and Will go to New Amsterdam together?

5. What is the symbolism of Bess' new home in Watertown?

6. What is the final symbolic representation of Bess' marriage to Robert?

7. What would make the villagers accuse Bess of being a witch?

8. How does the claims by other countries affect Bess personally?

9. How does Bess meet up again with Will Hallet?

10. What does Will discover when he visits Watertown one day?

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