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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Samuel apologize to Richard in Chapter 8?
(a) He needs a slop bucket.
(b) His mother's ghost makes him.
(c) Reverend Hunt forces him.
(d) He sees Richard crying.

2. What do the other settlers seek from Richard and Samuel?
(a) Gunpowder.
(b) Embers for a fire.
(c) Bread.
(d) The book of Algonquin words.

3. What is the name of the emperor of the native tribes?
(a) Powhatan.
(b) Kainta.
(c) Sasenticum.
(d) Amonute.

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

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

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

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

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

9. Who came and massacred the French settlers in Florida before the time of the novel?
(a) The Turks.
(b) The Carib Indians.
(c) The English.
(d) The Spanish.

10. What does Samuel do to Richard to retaliate for having called him names in Chapter 2?
(a) He steals his wallet.
(b) He steals his clothing.
(c) He breaks his arm.
(d) He knocks his tooth out

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

12. On what island does Samuel convalesce?
(a) Bermuda.
(b) Jamaica.
(c) Corsica.
(d) Nevis.

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

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

15. From whom do the settlers receive a letter just before Christmas?
(a) Captain Smith.
(b) Chief Powhatan.
(c) Captain Newport.
(d) Samuel's old orphanage.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom did Samuel's armor once belong?

2. When was Captain Smith made a prisoner before the instances in the novel?

3. What does the crew eat on the ship?

4. Does Captain Smith announce happened to his fellow travelers during his excursion in Chapter 14?

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

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