Year of Wonders Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Geraldine Brooks
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 140 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Year of Wonders Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Geraldine Brooks
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 140 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the narrator's name?
(a) Anys.
(b) Mel.
(c) Mary.
(d) Anna.

2. Who is Sam?
(a) Anna's husband.
(b) Anna's son.
(c) Anna's brother.
(d) Anna's Uncle.

3. Why is Anna embarrassed to see the rector when she is in the meadow with her children?
(a) The rector should be in church.
(b) Anna is naked.
(c) She is breastfeeding.
(d) The rector is singing.

4. Why is Mem on her way to the Hadfields when Anna goes to see her?
(a) She is delivering a draught to Edward, who has a fever.
(b) She is delivering bread.
(c) She is going for a visit.
(d) She is going to help butcher a hog.

5. What does the Londoner tell the other diners during the Bradfords' dinner party?
(a) About the plague in London.
(b) About the current political situation.
(c) Religious news.
(d) How to fertilize their crops better.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the name of the rector's horse cause a stir in the village?

2. What does Anna feed the horse?

3. Who comes to Anna's door looking for lodging?

4. What does the crowd do to the accused witch?

5. Why does Maggie Cantwell come for Anna's help?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the relationship between Anys and George? How does Anna react to this?

2. How does Anna treat the visitor for the rector, who comes to the door? Why is this unusual?

3. What happens to Maggie Cantwell? What question arises in Anna as she thinks of Maggie and her father?

4. What does George tell Anna to do with his possessions? Why do you think he tells her this?

5. Who comes and stops the crowd during the witch frenzy? How is he/she able to shame them into repentance?

6. What do the children find in the woodpile? How is this dangerous?

7. What confrontation ensues at the Bradford household after Mompellion's sermon? Is anything resolved?

8. Who tries to help Anna as she takes care of Jamie? What does each of these acts show?

9. What happens to Edward Cooper? What soon befalls Anna's child? How does this effect Anna?

10. What is the rector's plan for the village? Describe it in as much detail as possible.

(see the answer keys)

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