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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Fourteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is John Winthrop's wife, Margaret, ailing at Groton?
(a) She has cancer.
(b) She is melancholy.
(c) She has tuberculosis.
(d) She has given birth to a child.

2. What news does John Winthrop receive after he arrives in New England?
(a) Harry has been appointed captain of his ship.
(b) Harry and Bess' child has been born.
(c) Harry has drowned in the Salem River.
(d) Harry has converted to Catholocism.

3. How does Telaka save the family from the Indians on their journey?
(a) She is very accomplished with primitive weapons.
(b) She trades coats for corn.
(c) She speaks to them and tells them who she is.
(d) She uses her instincts to avoid the Indians in the woods.

4. How is Harry fixed for money?
(a) He has enough money to live for a week.
(b) He has plenty of money.
(c) He has enough money to live for six months.
(d) He has no money.

5. To what does Harry admit at dinner?
(a) That the latest tobacco he sent from Barbados was bad.
(b) That he is in love with Bess.
(c) That he has lost all his money.
(d) That he actually did kill a man in Barbados.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Bess' servant, Sally, jailed?

2. Who does Bess become interested in on the ship's journey to New England?

3. How does John Winthrop react to the news that Jack wants to marry Martha Fones?

4. What does Jack give to Bess to use as a signal that she needs help?

5. Where does Harry decide to stay for awhile?

(see the answer key)

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