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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When more Europeans arrived, where did the natives move?
(a) To the west.
(b) To England.
(c) To reservations.
(d) To the plantations of the south.

2. What is Powhatan's reply to the English mission in Chapter 21?
(a) He says that he is the king of this land, and that Captain Newport must come to him.
(b) He is at first suspicious, but then grateful.
(c) He is grateful to King James, and wants to travel to England.
(d) He is too weak to accept the gifts.

3. What happened to the historical Chief Opechancanough?
(a) He relocated to Point Comfort.
(b) He was captured and killed.
(c) He converted to Christianity.
(d) He was the first native to go to England.

4. What does the natives' bug repellant do?
(a) Turns skin red.
(b) Stings when it is applied.
(c) Smells like pleasant perfume.
(d) Causes an itch.

5. What message do the natives bring about Chief Powhatan in Chapter 22?
(a) He would like to go to England.
(b) He would like to marry an English woman.
(c) He has decided he is ready to trade.
(d) He has died.

6. What did Captain Smith leave when he died?
(a) A son.
(b) Valuable writings.
(c) A new type of sword he invented.
(d) A daughter.

7. Who became ruler when Powhatan died?
(a) His son.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His brother.
(d) Pocahontas.

8. What does Richard say to Samuel before leaving to return to England?
(a) He tells him that he forgives him for being so mean.
(b) He jokes that he should be an actor in one of Master Shakespeare's plays.
(c) He tells him that he will return to James Town.
(d) He tells him that he has secretly loved Pocahontas.

9. With what punishment does Master Archer threaten Captain Smith?
(a) An arrow through the heart.
(b) A knife in the heart.
(c) A musket shot.
(d) The gallows.

10. Whom did the real-life Pocahontas marry?
(a) Samuel.
(b) John Rolfe.
(c) Captain Smith.
(d) Richard.

11. What does Captain Smith tell Samuel before leaving to return to England?
(a) He will return to James Town.
(b) He thinks he will die on the return trip to England.
(c) He regrets ever having made the journey.
(d) He hopes that Samuel can someday come back to England.

12. What does Namontack think of King James in Chapter 19?
(a) He is cruel.
(b) He is weak.
(c) He is handsome.
(d) He is generous.

13. What does Samuel think about the mission to crown Powhatan?
(a) He think it is a bad idea.
(b) He thinks Powhatan is too old to be a prince.
(c) He thinks that Powhatan does not deserve to be a prince.
(d) He thinks that Powhatan will be grateful.

14. What do two of the new settlers do in Chapter 23?
(a) Try to kill Captain Smith and become leaders.
(b) Marry native women.
(c) Learn the healing art of herbal medicine from the natives.
(d) Raid the native homes and kill several with muskets.

15. What does Pocahontas challenge the boys to imitate?
(a) Braiding her hair.
(b) A cartwheel.
(c) Cooking chicken over a fire.
(d) Hitting a tree with a bow and arrow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom will Ann Burras marry?

2. What does the Virginia Company want the colonists to do to make a profit in Chapter 19?

3. Who is in charge when Captain Smith leaves for England?

4. Who was Thomas Gates?

5. What is Samuel's punishment for theft in Chapter 26?

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