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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 does Samuel think of Namontack?
(a) He thinks he is cruel and dangerous.
(b) He resents his good looks.
(c) He think he is shy and weak.
(d) He considers him a friend.

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

3. What is the historical reason that the travelers cannot travel between James Town and Point Comfort?
(a) There was a bear attacking travelers.
(b) The natives set an ambush.
(c) The ships caught on fire.
(d) The river turned to ice.

4. What do the natives bring to Captain Smith in Chapter 17?
(a) Arrowheads.
(b) A variety of berries.
(c) Bread, fish, and meat.
(d) Bows and arrows.

5. What do some of the party want to do when Captain Smith is arrested in Chapter 16?
(a) They want to secretly set Captain Smith free.
(b) They want to steal the gentlemen's weapons.
(c) They want to kill Master Archer.
(d) They want to start a war against the gentlemen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Captain Smith tell Samuel before leaving to return to England?

2. Why does Samuel suspect he might have to serve criminals in Chapter 16?

3. Who is the new boy brought by Captain Newport in Chapter 17?

4. Why do Richard, Henry, Nathaniel, and Abram arrive at the Warraskoyack village?

5. What does the nickname "Pocahontas" mean?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Namontack's opinion of King James when he returns in Chapter 19?

5. What is Powhatans' reaction to being invited to James Town in Chapter 21?

6. Who of Samuel's closest acquaintances announces that he is returning to England in Chapter 24?

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

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

9. What percentage of Virginia's population was killed in the first hundred years after the English arrived in 1607?

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

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