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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What do the boys use as a target to practice shooting muskets in Chapter 13?
2. What do the natives bring to the ships in Chapter 5?
3. What sort of food was Master Winfield hoarding?
4. How do the settlers scare away the attacking Indians in Chapter 9?
5. What chore does Samuel not want to do on the island in Chapter 6?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Captain Smith and his party return from his excursion in Chapter 11?
2. After the illness abates, what do the natives ask for when they approach the camp, and what do they offer?
3. What does Captain Smith do to teach Samuel a lesson when he finds him fighting with Richard?
4. Why was Samuel living in an orphanage?
5. What is Reverend Hunt's purpose in visiting the New World?
6. Where have all the gentlemen gone at the end of Chapter 14?
7. On what grounds do the gentlemen arrest Captain Smith in Chapter 15?
8. How old is Samuel when he boards the Susan Constant at the outset of the novel?
9. Who dies in the first attack by the natives and how?
10. How does Richard describe the natives to Samuel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing how Samuel's self-confidence shifts throughout the novel. Is Samuel self-aware as an individual? If he is insecure, what are the sources of his insecurities? If he is confident, what makes him confident?
Essay Topic 2
The protagonist, Samuel, exhibits considerable character change in the novel. Would you define this as a single change, or a number of changes? Write an essay in which you describe his change, citing examples for your definition.
Essay Topic 3
Samuel struggles with a series of internal conflicts in the novel (e.g. on how to treat Richard, on whether to divulge Henry's secret about the food rations, and whether to steal the baby Virginia). Describe one such conflict, and what Samuel is thinking when he makes his decision. Does he regret his decision? Use quotations to support your argument.
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