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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Bess' stepmother?
(a) Pamela
(b) Patricia
(c) Priscilla
(d) Prudence

3. How has Bess' behavior changed since Harry and Robert have moved into the Fones house?
(a) She is more diligent about the apothecary business.
(b) She studies all the time.
(c) She goes to church twice a day.
(d) She wears makeup and goes to improper places.

4. With whom is Bess in love?
(a) Jack's brother, William
(b) Harry's brother, William
(c) Jack's brother, Harry
(d) Harry's brother, Jack

5. What action by the king infuriates Emmannuel Downing, John Winthrop and others?
(a) The king has claimed the Roman Catholic Church as the only church in England.
(b) The king has issued higher taxes on rum.
(c) The king has granted territory in America to other men.
(d) The king has changed the marriage laws.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news does Bess deliver to her father that makes him hit her with a stick?

2. Why do the men want John Winthrop with them when they go to America?

3. What does Thomas Fones, while on his deathbed, ask of John Winthrop?

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

5. What has Bess' cousin, Harry, sent from Barbados?

(see the answer key)

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