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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the townspeople come to Matthew's door saying they are going to get Hannah?
(a) Because they think she is in league with the enemy.
(b) Because they saw her being a witch.
(c) Because they think she has caused the fever.
(d) Because they need someone to pick on.

2. Where do they lock Kit when she is arrested?
(a) In a cell at the local jailhouse.
(b) In the basement of the Meeting House.
(c) In the stocks in the center of town.
(d) In a shed at the constable's house.

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

4. Who comes to the Woods' house to help with Mercy in Chapter 17?
(a) John Holbrook.
(b) The governor.
(c) Hannah.
(d) Dr. Bulkeley.

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

6. It is summer; what little anonymous gift has Kit been receiving?
(a) Pretty pebbles.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Drawings.
(d) Paper dolls.

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

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

9. How do Prudence and Hannah respond to each other?
(a) They take to each other immediately.
(b) They are wary of each other and take a long time to grow on each other.
(c) They hate each other.
(d) They tolerate each other.

10. What is Kit's response when William proposes?
(a) She says yes right away.
(b) She says no right away.
(c) She admits that she is still unsure
(d) She says nothing and runs away.

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

12. Who is governor of the Connecticut Colony by Chapter 15?
(a) None of the above.
(b) The reverend.
(c) Andros.
(d) Sir Charles.

13. Who is left out again from the corn-husking festivities?
(a) Mercy.
(b) Matthew.
(c) Judith.
(d) Kit.

14. Why does Hannah not want to leave her home at first even though Kit tells her of the angry crowd?
(a) Because Quakers do not run.
(b) Because she does not believe Kit at first.
(c) Because she is afraid of being far away from her house.
(d) Because she has nowhere to go.

15. What does Kit confide to Hannah when she brings her Nat's gift?
(a) She tells Hannah that Nat is in trouble.
(b) She tells Hannah that she might want to be a Quaker.
(c) She tells Hannah she is not sure about William's proposal.
(d) She tells Hannah that she is thinking of going to England.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Prudence meet with Kit to learn to read?

2. What does Kit confess to Nat?

3. When Kit arrives at her aunt's house, what disturbing news does she hear about John Holbrook?

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

5. What holiday does the new governor decide to change the date of?

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