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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Kit jump off the boat and into the water in Chapter 1?
(a) To retrieve what Prudence had dropped.
(b) Because it is very hot.
(c) Because the ship is sinking and everyone has to.
(d) To save someone's life.

2. Who is the monarch of England at the time Kit moves to the colonies?
(a) King John.
(b) Queen Elizabeth.
(c) King James.
(d) King Edward.

3. Who teaches Kit how to read?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her grandfather.
(c) Her maidservant.
(d) Her sister.

4. Where does Hannah live?
(a) In a huge mansion at the end of the Great Meadow.
(b) In the middle of the hustle and bustle of Wethersfield.
(c) In a little house on the edge of a marshy pond.
(d) Next door to the Wood residence.

5. Which of the following best describes the Great Meadow?
(a) A poor place to live and plant.
(b) Dry and barren.
(c) Very fertile soil.
(d) Green but poor soil for planting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What meal does Kit try to help make?

2. What news from the town selectmen does Mercy have for Kit when she returns home from the Great Meadow?

3. What does Kit tend to do at the end of each class?

4. How many days does it take the boat to make its way up the river to Wethersfield?

5. Who does Kit note is the staying force of the Wood family?

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