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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item does Prudence accidentally drop in the water?
(a) Her parisol.
(b) Her lunch.
(c) Her doll.
(d) Her eyeglasses.

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

3. How does Nat view slavery?
(a) He is not sure how he feels about it.
(b) He is vehemently against it.
(c) He could care less either way.
(d) He believes it is good and right.

4. What rumor is Mrs. Cruff spreading about Kit on their boat ride to Wethersfield?
(a) That Kit is a witch.
(b) That Kit cannot speak.
(c) That Kit was raised by wolves.
(d) That Kit is a boy.

5. Whom does Kit seem to have made quite an impression on and is introduced to after the service?
(a) Dr. Bulkeley.
(b) Peter Turner.
(c) William Ashby.
(d) John Carter.

6. After observing the Cruffs, how does Kit view them?
(a) As very studious.
(b) As very nice.
(c) As harsh people.
(d) As lovey-dovey.

7. What meal does Kit try to help make?
(a) Soda bread.
(b) Stew.
(c) Porridge.
(d) Corn pudding.

8. What hurtful thing does Judith say about her cousin her first night there?
(a) That Kit is not very nice.
(b) That Kit is not very pretty.
(c) That Kit is just a spoiled farm girl.
(d) That Kit should have been a boy; it would be more helpful.

9. What do the Puritans consider the Quakers?
(a) Devil worshippers.
(b) Fellow Christians.
(c) Troublemakers and heretics.
(d) Brothers in the Lord.

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

11. What response does William's request of Matthew in Chapter 6 elicit from the three girls?
(a) Pity.
(b) Surprise.
(c) Anger.
(d) Annoyance.

12. Why are Kit and Judith sent out to the meadows?
(a) Because they are in trouble.
(b) To shoo away the rabbits.
(c) To pick berries.
(d) To weed the onion fields.

13. Who is named by England as governor of the Colonies?
(a) Ellington.
(b) Andros.
(c) Churchill.
(d) Winston.

14. When Kit arrives in Wethersfield, who is there to meet her?
(a) Her cousins.
(b) Her uncle.
(c) No one.
(d) A slave woman.

15. What does William think that his new responsibility will enable him to do?
(a) Settle down.
(b) Move to the big city.
(c) Give him advancement in politics.
(d) Gain respect in the community.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Kit's grandfather dies, what happens to the plantation and Kit's wealth?

2. What is the name of the woman who has taken Kit under her wing on the Dolphin?

3. When Kit finds out that the Woods have no servants, how does she feel?

4. Because the girls are busy trying on their new clothes, what is left undone?

5. What happens to Kit's grandfather that causes his death?

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