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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 did the actual settlers do after the winter of 1609-10?
(a) They moved their camp 100 miles north to escape the natives.
(b) They gave up and sailed back to England.
(c) They finally tried to make peace.
(d) Then took revenge on the natives.

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

3. How did Powhatan die?
(a) His brother killed him.
(b) He hung himself
(c) Old age.
(d) He shot himself.

4. Where did the real Pocahontas die?
(a) The Warraskoyack village.
(b) England.
(c) Point Comfort.
(d) James Town.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the natives do after the dance in Chapter 20?

3. Where does Samuel live at Point Comfort at the end of the novel?

4. Who arrived to James Town in 1619?

5. What is Ann Burras' mistress like?

Short Essay Questions

1. What winter was known as the Starving Time?

2. Where and with whom does Samuel stay while Captain Smith goes to see Powhatan in Chapter 22?

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

4. What is the purpose of Captain Smith's mission to Werowocomoco in Chapter 21?

5. Why is Samuel enthusiastic at the prospect of going to Point Comfort in Chapter 25?

6. What does Pocahontas do when she arrives at the English settlement in Chapter 17?

7. Who are the first women to arrive at the colony in Chapter 19?

8. Why does Samuel steal the baby Virginia?

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

10. What are some things that Samuel learns from Kainta?

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