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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Twenty-Three.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What effect does Jack Winthrop's arrival at Groton have on Elizabeth?
(a) Her peace of mind is disturbed.
(b) She throws herself on Jack.
(c) She hardly knows Jack is around.
(d) She does not know what she ever saw in him.

2. What do the children think of Groton Manor?
(a) It is a children's wonderland with ponies, ponds, woods, castle ruins, and an old mill.
(b) It is a boring place because there is nothing for children to do there.
(c) It is too far away from London and they hate the long trip to get there.
(d) It is a frightening place that they have no interest in exploring.

3. Who does Harry bring with him to dinner?
(a) His servant, Samuel
(b) His fiance, Sara
(c) His Egyptian servant, Peyto
(d) His best friend, Robert

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

5. What illnesses plague the villagers during the harsh winter?
(a) measles and mumps
(b) tuberculosis and scurvy
(c) cholera and scurvy
(d) cholera and tuberculosis

Short Answer Questions

1. After what group is John Winthrop's new colony patterned?

2. What does Telaka tell Bess that Telaka's father, Mianos, has done?

3. How has Bess' behavior changed since Harry and Robert have moved into the Fones house?

4. Why is Bess drawn to her new friend, Mirabelle?

5. Bess' daughter, Joan, marries Thomas Lyon at what age?

(see the answer key)

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