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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What chore does Samuel not want to do on the island in Chapter 6?
(a) Build a fence.
(b) Clear brush.
(c) Scrub pots.
(d) Go hunting.

2. Who cries as a result of the native attack in Chapter 9?
(a) James.
(b) Richard.
(c) Samuel.
(d) Master Wingfield.

3. What do the settlers routinely eat?
(a) Elderberries.
(b) Venison.
(c) Duck.
(d) Hominy.

4. What does Captain Smith use to clean swords?
(a) Oil.
(b) Gold.
(c) Sand.
(d) Urine.

5. What language do the natives speak?
(a) Algonquin.
(b) Spanish
(c) Choco.
(d) Pigdin.

6. What does the Virginia Company instruct the colonists to do in Chapter 9?
(a) Not write anything bad about the New World.
(b) Rescue the colonists at Roanoke.
(c) Kill all of the natives.
(d) Displace the Spanish.

7. Who is the captain of the Godspeed?
(a) Bartholomew Gosnold.
(b) John Ratclffe.
(c) Captain Newport.
(d) John Smith.

8. What does Samuel hope Captain Smith will bring him in Chapter 11?
(a) A meal of meat.
(b) A Bible.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A musket.

9. Where do the passengers relieve themselves?
(a) In portable toilets.
(b) On the lower deck.
(c) Over the decks.
(d) In slop buckets.

10. What happens to Samuel when he steals from the shopkeeper in Chapter 1?
(a) The police are waiting for him around the corner.
(b) He repents when he passes a church.
(c) The shopkeeper and his son chase Samuel and beat him up.
(d) A storm causes him to sleep and fall, exposing him to the police.

11. How does Richard receive armor?
(a) Samuel gives him his own set.
(b) He steals Captain Smith's armor.
(c) He takes Reverend Hunt's old armor.
(d) Captain Smith cuts some down for him.

12. What is a shallop?
(a) The Algonquin word for an attractive woman.
(b) An piece of Native jewelry.
(c) A type of seafood.
(d) A small boat used for exploring.

13. What do the natives NOT bring to the settlers in Chapter 13?
(a) Bread.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Corn.
(d) Fish.

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

15. Why does Captain Smith beat Samuel?
(a) Samuel tried to escape.
(b) Samuel steals his sword.
(c) Samuel was late bringing his breakfast.
(d) He does not beat Samuel.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what island does Samuel convalesce?

2. Who perishes in the attack by the natives in Chapter 10?

3. What products do the English want from the Orient?

4. Why does Samuel want to bring the pot to the upper deck in Chapter 5?

5. What do the boys use as a target to practice shooting muskets in Chapter 13?

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