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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Thomas Fones, while on his deathbed, ask of John Winthrop?
(a) That he let Bess and Harry return to Barbados
(b) That he include Bess and Harry in his will
(c) That he give Bess and Harry some money
(d) That he forgive Bess and Harry

2. What news does Bess deliver to her father that makes him hit her with a stick?
(a) That she has never loved her father
(b) That she wants to move to Barbados
(c) That she and Harry wish to be married
(d) That she is pregnant with Edward's child

3. Why is the Winthrop family in mourning?
(a) Because Martha Fones has died
(b) Because Thomas Fones has died
(c) Because Sara Winthrop has died
(d) Because Anne Winthrop has died

4. What will happen to the Winthrop family now that Groton Manor has been sold?
(a) They will all sail for France.
(b) They will all sail to New England.
(c) They will all sail to Barbados.
(d) They will all set up household in London.

5. How many people in John Winthrop's company have died since their arrival in New England?
(a) Nearly one half
(b) Nearly three fourths
(c) Nearly one third
(d) Nearly all of them

6. What personal information does Bess give to Jack?
(a) Bess misses her mother.
(b) Bess is pregnant.
(c) Bess does not love Harry.
(d) Bess cannot stand her mother-in-law.

7. What is the personality of Anne Fones' mother?
(a) Happy and boisterous
(b) Stern and formal
(c) Sick and tired
(d) Pleasant and caring

8. Who is Jack Winthrop's new wife?
(a) Elizabeth Congreve
(b) Anne Hutchinson
(c) Elizabeth Reade
(d) Sara Feakes

9. What does Anne Hutchinson explain to Bess?
(a) That God is a vengeful God
(b) That she should be obedient to her husband
(c) That Bess' husband has a weak character
(d) That God is love

10. In what way does Bess' pregnancy restrict her?
(a) She cannot play croquet.
(b) She cannot wear her new dresses.
(c) She must remain at Groton.
(d) She cannot ride horses.

11. Who accompanies Harry and Bess to Groton?
(a) Robert Seaton
(b) Sara Winthrop
(c) Peyto
(d) Martha Fones

12. What prompts the Bay Colony to prepare for war?
(a) Indian sightings in Ipswich
(b) Rumors of an uprising of the Puritans
(c) Indian attacks in Boston
(d) Letters from Providence and Connecticut warning of Indian massacres

13. How does John Winthrop react to the news that Jack wants to marry Martha Fones?
(a) He thinks Jack is too young to get married.
(b) He is painfully upset.
(c) He is glad that another son will marry a Fones daughter.
(d) He is thrilled by the news.

14. Who does John Winthrop's daughter, Mary, marry, much to his chagrin?
(a) His best friend, Samuel Dudley
(b) His spiritual mentor, Samuel Dudley
(c) His ship's captain, Samuel Dudley
(d) His adversary, Samuel Dudley

15. How does Bess pass her time at Groton?
(a) She mixes medicines and treats the servants and tenants.
(b) She has an affinity for outdoor sports.
(c) She becomes interested in gardening.
(d) She learns needlework and works on many projects.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Harry return from Barbados?

2. What do the children think of Groton Manor?

3. To what does Harry admit at dinner?

4. What is the overriding religious influence in the group deciding to go to the new world?

5. What effect does Jack Winthrop's arrival at Groton have on Elizabeth?

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