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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had Standish kept in mind when planning Plymouth?
(a) Its soil.
(b) How many wolves lived in the area.
(c) What the fishing in the bay would be like.
(d) How it could be defended.

2. What does Alice throw to the floor at Eleanor Billington's house?
(a) A handkerchief.
(b) A hen.
(c) An egg.
(d) A bottle of milk.

3. What does Pastor Robinson tell William Bradford in his letter about once there has been bloodshed?
(a) Once there has been bloodshed, only spells can stop it.
(b) Once there has been bloodshed, there will be more.
(c) Once there has been bloodshed, God has won.
(d) Once there has been bloodshed, the devil has been let in.

4. What does William Bradford often do in the afternoons?
(a) Bathe.
(b) Read scripture.
(c) Sing.
(d) Build fences.

5. Who are Alice's good friends in Plymouth?
(a) Susanna and Elizabeth.
(b) Mercy and Eleanor.
(c) Eleanor and Susanna.
(d) Elizabeth and Mary.

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

7. What did Dorothy and Alice used to secretly consume in Dorothy's father's study?
(a) Meat.
(b) Tea.
(c) Sweets.
(d) Alchohol.

8. What illness does Dorothy contract before her marriage?
(a) Smallpox.
(b) Plague.
(c) Cholera.
(d) Tuberculosis.

9. Which Indian chief does Bradford strike a treaty with?
(a) Riding Strong.
(b) Manowit.
(c) Massasoit.
(d) Washakie.

10. What does William Bradford wait for in order to propose to Dorothy?
(a) His law degree.
(b) His inheritance sum.
(c) His older brother to marry first.
(d) His business partner to bless the union.

11. Who used to beat and mistreat Newcomen back in England?
(a) His mother.
(b) His older brother.
(c) His stepfather.
(d) His uncle.

12. Which Indian taunts Standish, giving Standish an excuse to slaughter them?
(a) Pecksout.
(b) Sitting Bull.
(c) Wagamitsut.
(d) Hamagasut.

13. Who is John Newcomen's fiance?
(a) Henrietta.
(b) Mercy.
(c) Eugenia.
(d) Mary.

14. Which country does Alice come to Plymouth from?
(a) Germany.
(b) Spain.
(c) France.
(d) Holland.

15. Which Indians did Standish slaughter shortly after the settlers arrived in Plymouth?
(a) The Wampanoag.
(b) The Tallahatchee.
(c) The Iriquois.
(d) The Massachusetts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which ship sprang a leak and could not sail for Plymouth when it should have?

2. Which animals constantly prowled the perimeter of Plymouth?

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

4. How did Billington first come to Plymouth?

5. What is the word Eleanor and John Billington use most often, privately, to refer to the leaders at Plymouth?

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