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

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

3. What role does Will Hallet assume in the community of Greenwich?
(a) He trains a small band of soldiers.
(b) He becomes headmaster at Bess' school.
(c) He becomes the town's mayor.
(d) He becomes a church elder.

4. Bess delivers her fourth child, a son, and names him ____________.
(a) John
(b) Will
(c) Robert
(d) Jack

5. What does Will discover when he visits Watertown?
(a) Robert Feake has become a church elder.
(b) Robert Feake has set up shop as a jeweler.
(c) Robert Feake has returned and is being cared for by the town.
(d) Robert Feake is the new mayor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Toby Feake, Thomas Lyon and Angell Husted arrive at Will's house armed and angry?

2. Who will be moving to Greenwich, much to Bess' delight?

3. What do the Feakes and Patricks purchase from Telaka's father, Mianos?

4. Why does Thomas feel he should have Will's position?

5. How do Will and Bess escape their dire fate?

Short Essay Questions

1. In addition to England, what other countries are claiming territory in the New World?

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

3. What are some of the underlying reasons for the witchcraft hysteria running rampant in the colony?

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

5. What happens when Will and Bess return to New Amsterdam in Chapter 23?

6. Why are Bess and her family saved during an Indian attack on their home?

7. How does Bess' life change dramatically for Bess in Chapter 16?

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

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

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

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