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Recall and Interpret (55points total; ll pointseach) Writethe letterof the bestanswer. t. The Pilgrims chose to settle at Cape Cod mainly because a. it was a safeharbor,, b. it was near "Hudson's River." c. the native inhabitants were friendlv. d. stomis:drove'themashdre at'that lbiation. ''' 2. The Pilgrimsfr."i th. g;**rt armcultiesa*ingth.ii" a. oceanpassage. b. first winter in the new land. c. first summer in the new land. d. second winter in the new land. 3. To which of the following does Bradford give the most credit'for saving the Pilgrims during the "starving time"? a. God's mercy b. the Pilgrims' loyalty to each other c. the knowledge, hard work, and loyalry of Squanto d. the treaty signed between the Pilgdms and Massasoit 4. Who did Bradford describe as "a special instmment sent of God for their [the Pilgrims'] good beyond their expectatiort''? a. Squanto b. Samoset G. Massasoit ; t: !, ' d. Myles Standish I .E o e -5. You can tell from the selection that the Pilgrims' first Thanksgiving o L,, 'i- took place immediately after tr a. the "starving time." F g b, the sigrrlng of the ffeary with Massasoit. = o c. rheir first winter in the new land.

5 d. rheir first harvest in the new land.

Vocabulary Practice (t5 pointstotal;J points each) write fte letterof the bestanswer. rhis exerciseis continuedon the nextpage. 5. An example of a commodity is a. com. b. patience. C, a treaty. 7, To resolve to do somethittg involves a feeling of a. dread. b, enthusiasm. c. determination.

Formative Assessments,Anerican Literature UnitOne 69 i' . , .E- ...i . 8. A {eignedfriendship would be one that wxt'' """" a, deep. b. phony. c. casual. ..' 9. If you procurc something, you a. lose it. b. acquire it. C. strive to get iL tO. One could appealto providenceby d, prayrng. b' goingto courL C' rryiting to the govemor.

Analyze and Evaluate(lo points) StudyBradford's diction in the passagebelow Then rewrite the septencein the boxusing ii" straightforwar4modern language. (You may use more than one sentence in yourrevised version)

And no marvel if they lthe It. Pilgrims] were thus joyful, seeing wise Senecawasso affectedwith sailing a few miles on the coast of his own ltaly, as he affirmed, that he had rather remain twenty years on his way by land than passby seato any place in a short time, so tedious and dreadful wis the sameunto him.

BtGIDEA Connect (zo points) Usea separatesheet of paperto an$ilerthe following essy question.

12, In a paragraphor two, describethe agreementreached between the n Pilgrims and the Native Americans. In what way are its terms more < m favorable to one group than to the other? @ E < -l .D 3 ct +o g

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