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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. What does Susanna White commission to bring to the colony that the others view as extravagant?
2. Who does Eleanor Billington say was the first murdered in the colony?
3. What does John Billington think John Newcomen's first name is?
4. Who rapes a nameless indentured servant in Part III?
5. What does Alice step upon on her way to the Mayflower to see Dorothy off?
Short Essay Questions
1. What crosses Alice's path on her way to the dock in Part III that she takes as an ill omen?
2. What does Standish ask Billington when Billington shows him the beaver pelts he means to use to buy his last piece of land?
3. What does Dorothy ask her mother in the secret letter she sends from Southampton?
4. What promise does Alice Bradford make to Dorothy in Part III?
5. What major issue causes a rift between Dorothy and Alice in Part III?
6. What challenges and struggles does Dorothy have before she ever leaves for Plymouth?
7. What do Alice and Elizabeth hear in Part IV at the brook that sends them running back to the meeting house?
8. What does Billington say when he confronts Thomas Weston in Part IV?
9. Why does John Billington shoot Newcomen?
10. What happens to a nameless young girl in Part III?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
What are some of the major reasons for Alice Bradford's guilt over the fate of her friend Dorothy, and how does Alice manage and deal with this guilt throughout her life? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
How would you describe the basic tenants and beliefs of the Puritans who initially settle in the new world? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
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