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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many trunks full of her belongings does Kit bring to Wethersfield?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 9.

3. What happens to Rachel's first son?
(a) He drowns in the marshy pond.
(b) He dies of fever.
(c) He runs away.
(d) He gets lost in the nearby forest.

4. What keeps Matthew Wood from having a larger plot in the meadow?
(a) He does not want a larger plot.
(b) He is not allowed to have a larger plot.
(c) He does not have anyone to help him with the land.
(d) He considers having a larger plot to be greedy.

5. It is common knowledge that once William decides on a wife, he will do what?
(a) Finally study to become a pastor.
(b) Start building a house.
(c) Have a purpose.
(d) Move to the big city.

6. What does Kit mention the Dolphin smells like?
(a) Bacon.
(b) Salt.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Horses.

7. Which members of the Wethersfield community are expected to go to the meeting?
(a) Adults only.
(b) Men only.
(c) Everyone.
(d) Women only.

8. What is the religion of Kit's relatives in Wethersfield?
(a) Puritan.
(b) Mennonite.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Amis.

9. What happens to Kit's grandfather that causes his death?
(a) Someone poisons him.
(b) He becomes ill.
(c) He drowns while swimming in the ocean.
(d) He is wounded in a farming accident.

10. What does Kit tend to do at the end of each class?
(a) Repeat the Pledge of Allegiance.
(b) Tell the children stories.
(c) Sing a song.
(d) Recite the Lord's Prayer.

11. What news from the town selectmen does Mercy have for Kit when she returns home from the Great Meadow?
(a) Kit must throw away all her fine clothes from Barbados.
(b) Kit must be baptized soon.
(c) Kit is no longer allowed to read for fun.
(d) Kit can help Mercy teach the young children lettering.

12. How do Kit's cousins respond to her many fancy and colorful gowns?
(a) They think they are ugly.
(b) They are fascinated by them.
(c) They are jealous.
(d) They think they are inappropriate.

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

14. What does the overseer of Kit's grandfather's plantation do?
(a) He helps Kit when her grandfather dies.
(b) He increases the plantation's wealth.
(c) He helps Kit move to her aunt's.
(d) He embezzles from her grandfather and runs off.

15. What is the name of Hannah's husband?
(a) Michael.
(b) Jacob.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Joseph.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kit react to teaching the young children?

2. What does Hannah do when she sees Kit crying in the Great Meadow?

3. Whom does Kit seem to have made quite an impression on and is introduced to after the service?

4. What does the author note in Chapter 6 that is a touchy subject in Wethersfield?

5. What does Kit think of the fields of the Great Meadow?

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