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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What do the natives NOT ask for from the settlers in Chapter 13?
(a) Muskets.
(b) Copper.
(c) Meat.
(d) Swords.

3. 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.

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

5. What do the boys do whey land on the island in the Caribbean?
(a) They splash in the water.
(b) They gather berries to eat.
(c) They go hunting.
(d) They take a nap.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Samuel not permitted on the upper deck?

3. Who is the captain of the entire mission to the New World?

4. Who is the captain of the Susan Constant?

5. What happens to Samuel once they start to sail in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Samuel propose that they protect themselves from arrows in Chapter 10?

2. What does Reverend Hunt preach about in his four-hour sermon on the island of Nevis?

3. Why is Captain Smith upset when Samuel first sees him on the docks?

4. What do the settlers give the natives whom they first encounter in Virginia?

5. What do Captain Smith and Samuel see while anchored near the island of Guadeloupe?

6. During the period of illness, what secret does Samuel discover about President Wingfield in Chapter 12?

7. On what grounds do the gentlemen arrest Captain Smith in Chapter 15?

8. Who dies in the first attack by the natives and how?

9. What does Captain Smith tell Samuel about anger in Chapter 8?

10. What illicit act is Samuel performing in the first chapter?

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