"Chesapeake" by James A. Michener Quiz

Answer: Tension arose between himself and the other villagers

Pentaquod was a member of a warrior tribe called the Susquehannocks. Pentaquod was peaceful by nature and did not believe in war. The other villagers felt that he was a threat to their way of living and wanted him executed. He escaped down the river and was welcomed into another tribe.

Answer: Religious discrimination

Edmund Steed was a devout Catholic in England during the Protestant movement. He found himself being treated as a second class citizen because of this. He decided to move where he could honor his religion without being judged. He had joined Capt. John Smith in his exploration of the new world. During his travels he spotted an island that he would later return to and settle.

He called this Devon Island, after one of his ancestors.

Answer: He had trouble with the law

Timothy Turlock was a petty thief in England. He had been caught numerous times. The judge wanted to execute him, but because of protests from his mother and other community members he was sentenced to the new world as an indentured servant. After he was assigned a master, he clobbered him over the head and escaped. He settled in the marsh to avoid getting caught.

Answer: Carpentry

Edward Paxmore was a very loyal Quaker. He was also an indentured servant with one more year to complete his servitude. He had been beaten and kicked out of New England because of his strong beliefs. He settled on a cliff and named it Peace Cliff. The Steed family recognized his excellent carpentry skills and asked him to build a ship for them.

This started the Paxmore family into shipbuilding.

Answer: Teach

Teach Turlock was described as tall, lanky, and heavily bearded. He had a torn shirt, his pants were held up by a piece of rope, and he was always barefooted. He was named after the great pirate Edward Teach, who was also known as Blackbeard. He sailed the "Whisper", a ship financed by the Steeds and built by the Paxmores.

His skill as a blockade runner enabled him to supply the American army with what was needed to win the war. He had become a hero to the patriots.

Answer: A slave uprising

Matthew Turlock became the captain of the "Ariel", after he lost the "Whisper". He eventually turned the "Ariel" into a slave ship. Cudjo was captured and chained aboard the "Ariel". Cudjo and the other slaves freed themselves from their chains and revolted. Matthew fought hard with his silver fist but was eventually overpowered by Cudjo and killed.

Answer: He was reading

Cudjo came to America on a slave ship. As a slave he realized that the only way to succeed in the new world was to be able to read. Elizabeth Paxmore began teaching him how to read and write. He was caught with a book in his pants and sent to Herman Cline, the "slavebreaker". Cline broke the spirit of the slave with one year of humiliation and constant cruelty. Cudjo survived the year with Cline but never gave up his dream to read and write.

Answer: Real estate

John Turlock was the younger brother of Amos Turlock. He basically had no direction in life and just bounced from job to job. When he flew in the plane he got a good look at all the land on the Eastern shore. This inspired him greatly. He changed his name to J. Ruthven Turlock and became a real estate agent. He succeeded greatly in this venture.

Answer: Involvement in the Watergate scandal

Pusey Paxmore was the son of Woolman Paxmore, a very spiritual leader. He was expected to follow in his fathers footsteps. When his uncle Isaac built a "flying boat", Pusey was sent to Washington to try to sell it to the navy. He had gotten very involved in politics and became an adviser to Richard M. Nixon. Pusey stood by Nixon during the Watergate scandal and was sentenced to two years in a minimum security prison.

Answer: He shot himself

Pusey had done two years in prison because of the Watergate scandal while Nixon was pardoned. This left him depressed and confused. He wrestled with this emotional distress but was unable to live with it. Pusey went hunting one day and turned the shotgun on himself.