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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 color are the native dancing girls painted in Chapter 20?
(a) Red, white, and blue.
(b) Yellow, red, and green.
(c) White, black, and red.
(d) Yellow, black, and white.

2. How did a fire start in the camp in Chapter 17?
(a) The natives started the fire.
(b) It is unknown how the fire started.
(c) Thomas Gates accidentally lit a match.
(d) The gentlemen dropped an ember while cooking.

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

4. What does the nickname "Pocahontas" mean?
(a) "Playful one."
(b) "Clever mind."
(c) "Wealth princess."
(d) "Beautiful spirit."

5. Where does Samuel hide what he has stolen in Chapter 26?
(a) In his pcoket.
(b) In a bay secluded from the settlement.
(c) In a cave in the woods.
(d) In Nathaniel's tent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What historically happened to Pocahontas in 1613?

2. What happens to Captain Ratcliffe at the end of the novel?

3. What does Captain Smith do before the accident in Chapter 24?

4. What happens to Reverend Hunt when Samuel returns from his mission to Powhatan?

5. What did the natives do during the winter of 1609-10?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Captain Newport plan to make a profit for England in the absence of gold in Chapter 19?

2. How does Captain Smith behave differently from Captain Ratcliffe as president in Chapter 19?

3. In Chapter 23, does the government of James Town change in the summer of 1609?

4. What is the name of the historical son of Pocahontas and John Rolfe?

5. What are some things that Captain Newport brings when he comes back to James Town in Chapter 17?

6. What sort of things are burned in the fire at the end of Chapter 17?

7. When Captain Smith and Samuel witness a dance in the natives' village in Chapter 20, what are the girls wearing?

8. Why does Samuel steal the baby Virginia?

9. Who does Ann Burras marry in Chapter 21, and what does Samuel think of him?

10. How does Namontack propose to count the number of people he meets in England in Chapter 18?

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