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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 was the name of the French colony in Florida?

2. Who perishes in the attack by the natives in Chapter 10?

3. Does Captain Smith announce happened to his fellow travelers during his excursion in Chapter 14?

4. How is Master Wingfield punished in Chapter 13?

5. Why do the Indians not take the cannon in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why was Samuel living in an orphanage?

3. During the period of illness, what secret does Samuel discover about President Wingfield in Chapter 12?

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

5. What do the settlers give the natives whom they first encounter in Virginia?

6. Why does Samuel, along with most of the other men, want to go to the New World?

7. Why does Captain Smith choose to sail up the Chickahominy River in December?

8. What illicit act is Samuel performing in the first chapter?

9. How is Captain Smith released from imprisonment?

10. What does Captain Smith do to teach Samuel a lesson when he finds him fighting with Richard?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The beginning of the novel suggests that Samuel's upbringing had an emotional effect on him. Analyze what specific emotional effects Samuel's experiences in his first decade of life have had on him. Does Samuel recognize these emotional needs? Use evidence from anywhere in the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing Samuel's relationship with Captain Smith. What important lessons and skills does he learn from Captain Smith? What impact does Captain Smith have on Samuel's life?

Essay Topic 3

Namontack, a strong Indian boy, appears in Chapter 18 as the result of a trade with the Powhatan tribe for an English boy. What is both the purpose and effect of this exchange? Are the desired aims of this exchange achieved? In your essay, discuss both the effect of Namontack's arrival on Samuel, and the effect on the larger group of settlers.

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