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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14, River Rat, Chapter 15, Teacher, & Chapter 16, Property.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Alvin first think when he saw the blacksmith?
(a) That he would never be hungry learning to be a smith.
(b) That the smith was likely to hurt him.
(c) That the smith was an evil looking man.
(d) He'd been sent to prentice to the devil.

2. What will Cavil call the stolen half black child?
(a) Ishmael.
(b) Sanskrit.
(c) Job.
(d) Abraham.

3. Why must Peggy go and advance her schooling?
(a) For Alvin's work.
(b) For Alvin as a man.
(c) Neither of these.
(d) Both of these.

4. What did Peggy figure out about why her mother had been disappointed with her?
(a) Peggy had never needed her mother.
(b) All of these.
(c) Peggy had never been grateful enough to her mother.
(d) Peggy had been a mean spirited child.

5. What does Peggy aspire to be?
(a) Goodwife.
(b) Goodlady.
(c) Goodwoman.
(d) Goody Smith.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way did Peggy dance for Alvin?

2. Why did Miss Larner wish to bring poetry to Hatrack River?

3. Why didn't Peggy look into the heartfires of the townsfolk?

4. Why did Alvin look forward to leaving the town of Vigor Church to begin his apprenticeship?

5. Why does Peggy want to go to Philadelphia?

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