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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the act of hiding the charter mean to the king?
(a) It is an act showing support for the king.
(b) It is an act of serious insubordination.
(c) It is initially disrespectful to the king but nothing more.
(d) The king does not consider it anything worth worrying about.

2. What does Nat insist on doing after dinner at Hannah's?
(a) Playing a game of cards.
(b) Walking Kit home.
(c) Having dessert.
(d) Reading out loud.

3. What do some rowdy sailors put in the windows of the house William is building?
(a) Sinful pictures.
(b) Quaker religious symbols.
(c) Indian relics.
(d) Jack-o-lanterns.

4. Why does Prudence's mother think of her?
(a) That she can do anything she puts her mind to.
(b) That she is too stupid to learn to read.
(c) That she can learn if she tries and works hard.
(d) That she is the smartest girl.

5. Where does Nat think to take Hannah to keep her safe?
(a) To England.
(b) On his boat to Barbados.
(c) To stay with his grandmother.
(d) To a new colony called Florida.

6. What holiday does the new governor decide to change the date of?
(a) The winter solstice.
(b) Thanksgiving.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Halloween.

7. Why do the townspeople want to arrest Kit?
(a) They are against all newcomers now.
(b) They know that she has helped Hannah escape.
(c) They think Hannah has left her to continue her work.
(d) They have decide they do not like people from Barbados.

8. Who leads the party that has come to arrest Kit?
(a) Mrs. Cruff.
(b) William.
(c) Mr. Kimberley.
(d) Mr. Holbrook.

9. Now that there is a new governor in Connecticut, what will increase?
(a) Taxes.
(b) Religious freedom.
(c) The amount of land each colonists owns.
(d) Political freedom.

10. What animal do the townspeople think Hannah has turned herself into in order to escape?
(a) A snake.
(b) A spider.
(c) A crow.
(d) A rat.

11. Who hides the charter from the new governor?
(a) Kit.
(b) William.
(c) Nat.
(d) Matthew.

12. Who comes into town with reports from the militia?
(a) The governor.
(b) Two militiamen.
(c) Matthew.
(d) Nat.

13. What cargo is Nat's ship carrying in Chapter 14?
(a) Cotton.
(b) English glass.
(c) Slaves.
(d) Horses.

14. What about autumn enchants Kit?
(a) The many changing colors.
(b) The thoughts of snow coming soon.
(c) The coming holidays.
(d) The leaves falling.

15. Where does Prudence meet with Kit to learn to read?
(a) The Great Meadow.
(b) The Woods' house.
(c) The library.
(d) The Meeting House.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does John tell Kit he is in love with?

2. It is summer; what little anonymous gift has Kit been receiving?

3. Who comes to visit Kit when she is locked away as a prisoner?

4. Who is the thin, bedraggled man who suddenly shows up at the Woods' door one winter night?

5. In Chapter 11, what does Kit notice as John Holbrook reads aloud to the group in the Woods' house?

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