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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With the coming of winter, what is Kit's emotional state?
(a) She is lonely and depressed.
(b) She is happy and excited.
(c) She is angry and snippy.
(d) She is mellow.

2. Where do Kit and Prudence decide to hide the hornbook?
(a) William's house.
(b) Hannah's house.
(c) Under Kit's bed.
(d) Under the pews in the Meeting House.

3. What does Kit realize one day as she watches her uncle gazing at his land?
(a) How hard he has had to fight for it.
(b) How similiar her uncle and Mercy look.
(c) How much she dislikes her uncle.
(d) How much her uncle reminds her of her father.

4. What food item does Rachel give to Kit to take to Hannah?
(a) A tart.
(b) A jug of milk.
(c) A sandwich.
(d) Cornbread.

5. When Matthew initially hears of the townspeople trying to go after Hannah, how does he respond?
(a) He tries to dissuade them.
(b) He tells them to do what they think is best, but he will not join.
(c) He is too worried about his daughter to care.
(d) He decides to join them.

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

7. What rumor does Nat hear when he returns with the Dolphin to Wethersfield?
(a) That William has decided to move to England.
(b) That William plans on marrying Kit.
(c) That William has been branded a Quaker.
(d) That William is already married.

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

9. How does Kit's trial end?
(a) She is officially labeled a witch.
(b) She is sentenced to the stocks.
(c) She is acquitted of all charges.
(d) She is warmly apologized to by Mrs. Cruff and the community.

10. What is the punishment for all of Kit's so-called crimes?
(a) Lashing.
(b) Death.
(c) Excommunication.
(d) Two years in prison.

11. When Kit arrives at her aunt's house, what disturbing news does she hear about John Holbrook?
(a) He has started working for the new governor.
(b) He has decided that he too loves Kit.
(c) He has given up school to be a sailor.
(d) He has joined the militia to fight the Indians.

12. Not long after John's departure, what happens to Judith?
(a) She realizes that she is in love with someone else.
(b) She comes down with fever.
(c) She states that she does not want to live in the Colony anymore.
(d) She decides to become a nun.

13. How does Matthew react when he learns that Kit has been visiting Hannah?
(a) He is angry and forbids her from ever going again.
(b) He is happy that she has been visiting her.
(c) He is indifferent and does not really care.
(d) He is angry but eventually understands.

14. How does the first snowfall of winter affect Kit?
(a) It makes her sad.
(b) She is fascinated by it.
(c) She thinks it makes everything ugly.
(d) It makes her angry that she lives in the snow.

15. In Chapter 11, what does Kit notice as John Holbrook reads aloud to the group in the Woods' house?
(a) How much she loves him.
(b) How handsome he is.
(c) The loving way Mercy is looking at him.
(d) The way that he and Judith seem to be meant for each other.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Dolphin is back in port, what does Nat bring back for Hannah?

2. What author does Kit discover Nat enjoys reading?

3. What does Nat insist on doing after dinner at Hannah's?

4. Who leads the party that has come to arrest Kit?

5. What is Kit's response when William proposes?

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