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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The comment that “I have, in vain, attempted to…make her take part with Jennet; but as hopefully might you yoke a deer with an ox” (79) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Anaphora.
(b) Analogy.
(c) Allonym.
(d) Allegory.

2. Who guides the English attack against the Pequod village, according to Magawisca (96)?
(a) Suchmakin.
(b) Sassacus.
(c) Samoset.
(d) Wequash.

3. To what city were the Pequod captives taken?
(a) Springfield.
(b) Cambridge.
(c) Salem.
(d) Boston.

4. In what year was Sedgwick first published?
(a) 1829.
(b) 1822.
(c) 1824.
(d) 1827.

5. “The only merit claimed by the present writer” in Sedgwick’s preface is which of the following (48)?
(a) Scrupulous adherence to historical documentation.
(b) Extravagant departure from inherited norms.
(c) Rigorous editing for style and content.
(d) Detailed review of available materials.

6. Which of the following does Karcher remark created the historical novel as a genre (19)?
(a) Sir Winston Churchill.
(b) Sir Philip Sidney.
(c) Sir Thomas Malory.
(d) Sir Walter Scott.

7. From which port does William purpose to leave for New England before he breaks ties with his uncle?
(a) Felixstowe.
(b) Southampton.
(c) London.
(d) Liverpool.

8. Which of the following does Karcher report Sedgwick “develops with the most conviction” as a solution towards interracial tensions (26)?
(a) Simple friendship.
(b) Amicable trade.
(c) Peaceful coexistence.
(d) Amorous marriage.

9. 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?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Simile.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Allegory.

10. How many times does Digby attempt to refuse to accompany Grafton from Bethel to meet her baggage in Springfield?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

11. About whom does Hope inquire first upon reaching Bethel (119)?
(a) Jennet.
(b) Martha.
(c) Everell.
(d) Faith.

12. In what year, per Karcher (16), does Sedgwick convert to Unitarianism?
(a) 1822.
(b) 1821.
(c) 1823.
(d) 1824.

13. How many men does Pynchon assign to follow Digby in pursuit of the attackers of Bethel (118)?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

14. In what year was Sedgwick born?
(a) 1815.
(b) 1802.
(c) 1776.
(d) 1789.

15. Which of the following at Bethel are described as “the first civilized inhabitants of the country, of their tribe” (110)?
(a) Chickens.
(b) Eagles.
(c) Songbirds.
(d) Vultures.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Karcher note typifies Sedgwick’s notion of marriage between indigenous and settler populations (23)?

2. Which of the following refers to Sedgwick’s native social group?

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

4. The comment that “Such men, inexperienced in the business of life, are like children” (60) offers an example of which of the following?

5. The phrase “Daughter of disloyalty and mother of all misrule” (52) offers examples of which of the following?

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