Coming of Age in the Dawnland - REVIEW

Why does the author include the map in “Coming of Age in the Dawnland”?

To compare Massachusetts in the 1600s to Massachusetts today.

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Read the sentence from paragraph 1 of “Coming of Age in the Dawnland.”

When Tisquantum approached the Pilgrims and identified himself by that sobriquet, it was as if he had stuck out his hand and said, Hello, I’m the Wrath of God.

The author includes this excerpt most likely to show that Tisquantum —

• was issuing a warning to the Pilgrims

• was intending to take revenge on the Pilgrims

• saw himself as a divine instrument

• thought it was necessary to hide his true identity

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Why does the author include the map in “Coming of Age in the Dawnland”?

To clarify why Tisquantum did not consider himself a Native American.

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Which statement best summarizes the main idea of “Coming of Age in the Dawnland”?

• Conflicts between Native American settlements were less deadly than European conflicts because they were less organized.

• Native Americans did not separate themselves into categories as Europeans did.

• Europeans viewed themselves as superior to Native Americans because they disagreed with Native American family life.

• Native Americans already had a complex society that was in many ways comparable to contemporary European society.

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Why does the author include the map in “Coming of Age in the Dawnland”?

To show the different locations of the Native American confederations.

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Which statement best summarizes the author's purpose for using figurative language in "Coming of Age in the Dawnland"?

• It creates a tone of simplicity for readers that befits the topic.

• It helps connect readers with the lives of Native Americans.

• It is intended to help readers feel a sense of inclusion.

• It shows how dissimilar readers are from the Native Americans.

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Why does the author include the map in “Coming of Age in the Dawnland”?

To show the different locations of the Native American confederations.

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Why does Mann begin the selection with a discussion of Tisquantum?

• It serves to introduce the topic of Wampanoag culture at Patuxet.

• It gives important details about the way the Wampanoag lived at Patuxet.

• It suggests a reason that the Pilgrims continually failed to understand Wampanoag culture.

• It provides background information on why the Pilgrims traveled from Europe and encountered Wampanoag culture.

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Why does the author include the map in “Coming of Age in the Dawnland”?

To show the location of Dawnland in the Western Hemisphere.

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Why was Patuxet called the Dawnland?

• The Pilgrims called the New England shoreline the Dawnland.

• The Pilgrims called their own settlement in New England the Dawnland.

• In the language of the Wampanoag, the New England shoreline was called the Dawnland.

• In the language of the Wampanoag, the Pilgrim settlement in New England was called the Dawnland.

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