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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume I, Chapters 1 through 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was the Gunpowder Plot conducted?
(a) 1617.
(b) 1599.
(c) 1611.
(d) 1605.

2. Which critic does Karcher cite as demonstrating ambiguities about the Puritans in Hope Leslie (29)?
(a) Horatio Nelson.
(b) Dana Carvey.
(c) Dana Nelson.
(d) Horatio Carvey.

3. Which of the following does Karcher cite as historical antecedent for Magawisca (24)?
(a) Nanye-hi.
(b) Sacagawea.
(c) Lozen.
(d) Pocahontas.

4. Which of Sedgwick’s brothers first encouraged her to write, per Karcher?
(a) Robert.
(b) Theodore.
(c) Charles.
(d) Harry.

5. Which of the following at Bethel are described as “its minstrels” (110)?
(a) Songbirds.
(b) Chickens.
(c) Vultures.
(d) Eagles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which author does Karcher quote as calling Sedgwick “our most truthful novelist” (10)?

2. The comment that “he could not bear to be thus driven, like a fox to his hole” (100) offers an example of which of the following?

3. Which of the following character types does Karcher claim Cooper brought into American fiction?

4. How old is Samoset when he dies?

5. The term “esculents” carries which of the following meanings (62)?

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