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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. Who is the only member of the Wood family not expected to attend prayer meeting?
(a) Matthew.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Judith.
(d) Mercy.

2. What decision does Mr. Kimberly make about closing the school?
(a) It can stay open but Kit cannot teach anymore.
(b) It must close.
(c) It can stay open but neither girl can teach anymore.
(d) It can stay open.

3. What does Kit think of the fields of the Great Meadow?
(a) That there are too many bugs.
(b) That they are beautiful.
(c) That they smell.
(d) That they are very plain.

4. Where is the school that Mercy teaches the young children?
(a) The town hall.
(b) The Woods' kitchen.
(c) The schoolhouse.
(d) The Meeting House.

5. Which members of the Wethersfield community are expected to go to the meeting?
(a) Men only.
(b) Everyone.
(c) Women only.
(d) Adults only.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What are two sentiments that are deeply ingrained in the Colonies?

4. What rumor is Mrs. Cruff spreading about Kit on their boat ride to Wethersfield?

5. In Chapter 7, what important responsibility has William recently been given?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is John Holbrook and what warning does he give to Kit Tyler while they are aboard the Dolphin?

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

3. How does Matthew react when he sees the dresses Kit has given his daughters?

4. What story does Kit share with her relatives when she first arrives, telling them how she came to be penniless?

5. What causes a tense moment between Dr. Bulkeley and Matthew while they are dining together at the Woods' house after prayer meeting?

6. Who are the Cruffs?

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

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

9. Who in the community and in the Wood family is expected to go to prayer meeting?

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

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