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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. What do the trees surrounding the settlement remind Samuel of?
(a) A cathedral.
(b) His home in England.
(c) A childhood trip to Ireland.
(d) A nightmare.

2. 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.

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

4. What do the natives bring to the ships in Chapter 5?
(a) Chickens.
(b) Food.
(c) Gold.
(d) Dogs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Captain Smith under arrest in Chapter 4?

2. Who is hoarding food for President Wingfield?

3. What ultimately scares off the attacking natives in Chapter 10?

4. What color hair does Captain Smith have?

5. Who opposes Master Wingfield's decision to turn back?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Captain Smith released from imprisonment?

3. How old is Samuel when he boards the Susan Constant at the outset of the novel?

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

5. When an illness strikes the settlers in Chapter 12, what are some reasons given for it?

6. What happens to the group of gentlemen on the island of Mona?

7. Why does the crew not stop in Florida?

8. Why is Captain Smith arrested?

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

10. Where have all the gentlemen gone at the end of Chapter 14?

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