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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. Which church did the Puritans separate from to form their own sect?

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

3. What did Dorothy and Alice used to secretly consume in Dorothy's father's study?

4. What does Alice dislike about Eleanor Billington's appearance?

5. How did Billington first come to Plymouth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the young Johnson man ask John Billington for help with in Part I, and what is Billington's response?

2. Why does William Bradford ask his wife Alice to pay a visit to Eleanor Billington in Part I?

3. What does Eleanor Billington say to Alice Bradford that gets Alice so upset she throws an egg?

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

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

6. How does Alice Bradford really feel about Eleanor Billington?

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

8. What does Dorothy think when she contracts smallpox?

9. What does Standish tell Eleanor Billington at the start of Part II about the dinner for the newcomers that is big news?

10. How do most of the settlers feel about Captain Myles Standish?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When does Alice Bradford first truly see a sinister side to her husband William, and what brings about this revelation? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Eleanor Billington feel that her husband John's trial, sentencing, and hanging all amount to a gross miscarriage of justice, even though they both know he did in fact commit the murder for which he is accused? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What kinds of challenges and problems do the would-be settlers encounter nearly from the minute they set foot on the ship the Gifte? What do these hardships seem to predict for their futures? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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