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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. How do Will and Bess escape their dire fate?

2. Why are the Indians in the New Netherlands on the warpath?

3. Who is the only other person who sees the love between Bess and Will?

4. Bess' daughter, Joan, marries Thomas Lyon at what age?

5. How does Telaka save the family from the Indians on their journey?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Telaka prove her loyalty to Bess in Chapter 16?

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

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

4. What happens when the new governor refuses to marry Will and Bess?

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

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

7. What surprising statement does the harsh John Winthrop make just prior to his death?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does John Winthrop consent to the marriage between Harry and Bess? Does he think they are two-of-a-kind and deserve each other? Or is he forced into approving the marriage because Bess is pregnant? What other options would have been available to Bess at the time? Given what you know about Harry's lifestyle, what choice do you think Bess would have made if she had the options available to young women today?

Essay Topic 2

Explain John Winthrop's position regarding the deaths of Daniel Patrick and Anne Hutchinson. Is it ironic that such a religious man could validate the deaths of these two people? What is his reasoning behind his position? Do you think that instills fear or comfort in the others in the colony?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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