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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Captain Smith have Samuel do as punishment for fighting with Richard in Chapter 8?
(a) Stand on one foot.
(b) Scrub the cooking pots.
(c) Clean the slop buckets.
(d) Go all day without eating.

2. How does Samuel know how to read?
(a) His mother taught him.
(b) He taught himself by stealing books.
(c) Reverend Hunt taught him.
(d) He was taught at the orphanage.

3. What is the real name of Chief Powhatan?
(a) Werowocomoco.
(b) Namontack.
(c) Amonute.
(d) Wahunsonacock.

4. Who have settled in Florida by the time the novel takes place?
(a) The colonists from Roanoke.
(b) The Spanish.
(c) The Chinese.
(d) The Dutch.

5. What does the hunting expedition group do with the deceased man in Chapter 7?
(a) They build a shallow grave.
(b) They throw him overboard.
(c) They set him adrift into the sea.
(d) They cremate him.

6. Who accuses Captain Smith of lying in Chapter 15?
(a) Master Wingfield.
(b) Richard.
(c) Samuel.
(d) Henry.

7. Which step is NOT involved in firing a musket?
(a) Putting in the musket ball.
(b) Cocking the match.
(c) Priming the pan.
(d) Mixing plaster into the gunpowder.

8. Who causes Captain Smith's arrest?
(a) Master Archer.
(b) Master Wingfield.
(c) Master Ratcliffe.
(d) Reverend Hunt.

9. Why is Samuel not permitted on the upper deck?
(a) He think it is too dangerous.
(b) He is not a gentlemen.
(c) He is too young.
(d) He is told he will be underfoot.

10. According to Captain Smith, what animals does England not have?
(a) Raccoons.
(b) Deer.
(c) Eagles.
(d) Siamese cats.

11. What does Samuel help build in Chapter 14?
(a) Cabinets.
(b) A canoe.
(c) Gallows.
(d) Houses.

12. What animals do the men see chasing a whale anchored near the island of Guadeloupe?
(a) Another whale.
(b) A Spanish explorer
(c) A group of natives.
(d) A shark and a swordfish

13. What does Captain Smith teach Samuel in Chapter 11?
(a) How to use a sword.
(b) How to fire a musket.
(c) How to start a fire.
(d) How to swim.

14. What is the Alonguin greeting?
(a) Wingapo.
(b) Werowocomoco.
(c) Powhatan.
(d) Amonute.

15. What is the name of the river at the new settlement?
(a) The Yellow River.
(b) The Potomac River.
(c) The Mississippi River.
(d) The James River.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Virginia Company instruct the colonists to do in Chapter 9?

2. Who is hoarding food for President Wingfield?

3. Who advocates for Captain Smith and releases him in Chapter 7?

4. What do the boys do whey land on the island in the Caribbean?

5. What is Gran Canaria?

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