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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What warning does Matthew give Kit about living with them?
(a) He tells her to watch out for the witch down the street.
(b) He warns her that she must abide by their customs.
(c) He tells her not to leave the town borders.
(d) He warns her about bugs, snakes and other dangers.

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

3. How do the Puritans view play-acting?
(a) They consider it great fun.
(b) They see it as silly.
(c) They consider it sinful.
(d) They think it is necessary.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In chapter one, how do people seem to respond to Kit jumping in the water?

2. What is Mr. Holbrook studying to be?

3. What is Kit surprised to hear when they are leaving her first prayer meeting?

4. How does Kit feel when the reverend says a prayer for Mercy and her affliction?

5. How many days does it take the boat to make its way up the river to Wethersfield?

Short Essay Questions

1. What role does Kit think Mercy plays in the Wood household?

2. Describe Hannah's first interaction with Kit.

3. In Chapter 6, what role is Andros playing in the Colonies?

4. What different work activities does Kit try her hand at in Chapter 4 and how does she handle them?

5. What information does Judith share with Kit about the Great Meadow?

6. What happens when Kit first arrives in Wethersfield?

7. How does the author describe Kit's relatives?

8. What does Judith share about the person who lives in the little house near the marshy pond?

9. How does Judith respond when Rachel suggests that she share her bed with Kit?

10. How is the town of Saybrook described?

(see the answer keys)

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