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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the sick infant Mr. Johnson brings to Billington in Part I?
(a) Mary.
(b) Eleanor.
(c) Alice.
(d) Dorothy.

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

3. Which Indian tribe are the people of Plymouth friendly with?
(a) Cherokee.
(b) Iriquois.
(c) Tallahatchee.
(d) Wampanoag.

4. Which ship sprang a leak and could not sail for Plymouth when it should have?
(a) The Grifter.
(b) The Phoenix.
(c) The Trade Winds.
(d) The Speedwell.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is John Newcomen's fiance?

2. How do the women of Plymouth often address their husbands?

3. Who does William ask Alice to visit in Part I?

4. Which country does Alice come to Plymouth from?

5. What kind of wish does Alice think of "dominance" as?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Susanna's husband dislike about how she has decorated their house, and why?

2. How do the women of Plymouth in particular think of Myles Standish?

3. What is Standish's history with the Indians?

4. Why is the lake that the Billingtons' son discovers named after him?

5. What does William Bradford wait for in order to propose to Dorothy?

6. What problem did William Bradford have about the way some colonists conducted themselves on Christmas Day one year?

7. Who is one of John Billington's closest friends, and what do the two have in common?

8. Why is William Bradford upset about the impending investors' visit to the colony?

9. What did John Billington's letter to the colony's investors say?

10. What does Billington tell Newcomen when he first meets him?

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