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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack give to Bess to use as a signal that she needs help?

2. Why is John Winthrop's wife, Margaret, ailing at Groton?

3. Bess gives birth to a girl and names her _____________________________.

4. What does Bess mix in the apothecary shop for a countess?

5. Whose controversial beliefs are causing division in Boston?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the mood surrounding the adventure to the new world as Chapter 7 begins?

3. Explain the irony in Harry and Bess' efforts to help Peyto escape?

4. What is Bess' state of mind in Chapter 4?

5. Why does Bess marry Harry even though she is really in love with his brother, Jack?

6. In what way does the Fones apothecary suffer because of their religious beliefs?

7. What would lead to the accusations that Harry's Egyptian servant, Peyto, is a witch?

8. Why does Fitch, the Fones' family servant, tell Edward Howes that the Fones house is being run by the devil?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Anne Hutchinson. What is her role in the colony? Do you think she was tried primarily for heresy or because she was a strong, intelligent woman? Explain. What would have been Anne's eventual fate if she had not been killed in the Indian attack at her home?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Telaka exhibit such loyalty toward Bess? Telaka had several reasons for betraying Bess and her family yet she does not. Explain her motives. Do you find it ironic that the "savage" Telaka exhibits more kindness and loyalty to Bess than does her own uncle, "the civilized" John Winthrop? Explain why Bess finds her ultimate peace and serenity in the company of Telaka and not from any sermon of John Winthrop's.

Essay Topic 3

Bess and Harry both admit to being black sheep in the Winthrop family. They each crave excitement and adventure too. Compare and contrast Bess and Harry' personalities, experiences and behavior? Is their relationship ill fated? Why or why not? Would their marriage have lasted if Harry had lived longer?

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