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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 157 - 208).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What punishment does Eleanor Billington both fear and expect for her husband John?
(a) A life in prison sentence.
(b) Death by hanging.
(c) Indentured servitude.
(d) Banishment.

2. How did Billington first come to Plymouth?
(a) As a skilled carpenter.
(b) As an indentured servant.
(c) As a governor.
(d) As a church deacon.

3. Who is the King of England in Part I?
(a) King Philip.
(b) King John.
(c) King Thomas.
(d) King James.

4. What does Pastor Robinson say are Standish's main problems?
(a) Pride and self-love.
(b) Having the devil in him and being stingy.
(c) His temper and his lack of empathy.
(d) Self-loathing.

5. What does Eleanor Billington use to taunt Alice in Part II?
(a) The fact that Alice is a terrible cook.
(b) The fact that Alice's husband is having an affair and everyone knows it.
(c) The fact that Dorothy used to be married to William Bradford, Alice's husband.
(d) The fact that Alice is homely.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where in Holland had Dorothy and Alice lived prior to traveling to Plymouth?

2. When is the only time Alice is thankful to see Myles Standish with his gun ready?

3. Who is Alice's newborn baby in Part I?

4. Who does William Bradford not want at the dinner for the newcomers?

5. What do Alice and others in the colony say when a problem comes up?

(see the answer key)

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