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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. Why do Bess and Will travel to New Amsterdam?

2. What does Bell beg Telaka not to tell her tribe?

3. Where do Will and Bess live now?

4. What does Chief Keofferam, Telaka's brother, do to impress Bess?

5. With what physical problems is Robert Feake troubled?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Under what conditions is Bess' divorce from Robert granted?

4. What does Bess do when she and Will are accused of adultery and are about to be parted forever?

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

6. How does Bess disrupt Thomas' attempt to take her land away from her in the name of Robert Feake?

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

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

9. Where do Will, Bess and the children settle into a new home?

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

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

Describe the wedding between Robert Feake and Bess. What is the symbolism in the joyless ceremony? What could Bess expect from married life after such a somber beginning? Why did Bess go through with the marriage in spite of her distaste for Feake?

Essay Topic 3

In spite of her controversial nature, Bess is the healthiest character in the book. Explain why you think this is the case. Does Bess' mental state mirror her physical state? Does her positive outlook help her stay centered and healthy? Or does Bess' willfulness refuse to give in to weakness of any kind. Give your thoughts about Bess' state of healthy mind and body.

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