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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 is Thomas Weston dressed when he stops off the boat in Part III?

2. What does John, Alice's stepson, say he was told about his mother's death?

3. Who pays for dinner to be served for Alice's group at the boardinghouse on the first night?

4. Where is John Billington kept while he awaits his murder trial?

5. Why does William Bradford object to Dorothy's choice of flowers for her wedding?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is William Bradford angry with Thomas Weston about in Part IV?

2. What promise does Alice Bradford make to Dorothy in Part III?

3. What major issue causes a rift between Dorothy and Alice in Part III?

4. How are the would-be settlers treated at the port in England when they are stuck there while waiting for the ship's repairs?

5. What does Plymouth do with some of its dead in the worst of its first winter?

6. What problem does William Bradford have with the flowers Dorothy wants for her wedding bouquet?

7. How does Alice get back to Holland as a widow with no money?

8. What happens to a nameless young girl in Part III?

9. What considerations do the leaders of the colony weigh in figuring out how to handle the murder?

10. What does Billington say when he confronts Thomas Weston in Part IV?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What led to the beginning of the shift in the tone and nature of Alice's and Dorothy's friendship? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How would you describe, in general, the relationships of Alice, Susanna, and Elizabeth with their husbands during the early years at Plymouth? What were the power dynamics, in particular, in these relationships like? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What kind of options and/or control do Alice and Dorothy feel that they have - or lack - in their life choices and paths? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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