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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Kit received when her aunt learns that she has come to live with them?
(a) Her aunt is very excited.
(b) Kit is told to leave immediately.
(c) Her aunt knew she was coming.
(d) Kit is not well-received.

2. What does Mercy tell Kit about their life in Wethersfield?
(a) That life is very hard for them.
(b) That life is easy.
(c) She tells Kit not to worry about anything.
(d) That life has its ups and downs.

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

4. What does Kit consider Mercy to be?
(a) A weakened person.
(b) The family jokester.
(c) The most somber little girl.
(d) Everyone's comfort.

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

6. Who is Dr. Bulkeley?
(a) The mayor.
(b) The town physician.
(c) Mr. Holbrook's professor.
(d) Matthew's boss.

7. Why is Matthew angry about what Kit is wearing to prayer meeting?
(a) He thinks she looks nicer than he does and is bothered.
(b) He thinks she looks too pretty.
(c) He finds her clothes scandalous.
(d) He thinks it will cause others to be jealous.

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

9. What does Matthew think about the Assembly's land-concessions move?
(a) It does not matter to him because he already has land.
(b) He does not agree at all.
(c) He thinks the idea is good but that the king should do it.
(d) He supports it and thinks it will lessen the king's power.

10. How does Kit find the work of weeding the onion patch?
(a) She finds it enjoyable.
(b) She finds that it is over quickly.
(c) She finds it quite relaxing.
(d) She finds it very strenuous.

11. Where is Kit traveling from on the Dolphin?
(a) Barbados.
(b) St. Thomas.
(c) Dominica.
(d) Cuba.

12. In Chapter 7, what do Mercy and Judith tell Kit when the guests are gone?
(a) That William is preparing for marriage.
(b) That they like John more than William.
(c) That they think William does not really like her anymore.
(d) That they do not want her to marry William.

13. 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) Next door to the Wood residence.
(d) In a little house on the edge of a marshy pond.

14. What is the name of the woman who has taken Kit under her wing on the Dolphin?
(a) Mrs. Washington.
(b) Mrs. Smith.
(c) Mrs. Eaton.
(d) Mrs. Edwards.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Kit's cousins respond to her many fancy and colorful gowns?

2. Where is the school that Mercy teaches the young children?

3. Where is Kit to sleep her first night in the Colony?

4. What item does Prudence accidentally drop in the water?

5. What do Rachel and Mercy make for Kit?

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