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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bess gives birth to a girl and names her _____________________________.
(a) Martha Johanna (Joan)
(b) Marie Joanne (Joann)
(c) Madeline Justine (Maddie)
(d) Martha Jacqueline (Jacquie)

2. Now that Bess is a widow, who do the Winthrops want her to consider marrying?
(a) William Coddington
(b) Walter Raleigh
(c) Warner Seaford
(d) William Congreve

3. Who is Bess' surprise visitor?
(a) Her fiance, Edward
(b) Her sister, Martha
(c) Her best friend, Sara
(d) Her cousin, Harry

4. What possession of Bess' does John Winthrop still have in his possession which Bess wants returned?
(a) Her wedding brooch
(b) Her mother's china
(c) Her father's mortar and pestle
(d) Her dowry

5. What does Bess mix in the apothecary shop for a countess?
(a) A migraine potion
(b) An antacid
(c) A poison ivy cream
(d) A mithridate (cure-all)

Short Answer Questions

1. What really concerns Edward Howes about what is going on in the Fones household?

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

3. Who does not seem interested in marrying Bess?

4. How many people plan to sail to New England on the first voyage of the Massachusetts Bay Company?

5. The local miller named Pond receives a letter from his son in New England who wants to return home because ____________________________________.

(see the answer key)

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