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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. Why does Kit jump off the boat and into the water in Chapter 1?
(a) To retrieve what Prudence had dropped.
(b) Because it is very hot.
(c) To save someone's life.
(d) Because the ship is sinking and everyone has to.

2. What is the name of the captain's son?
(a) James.
(b) Elliott.
(c) Nate.
(d) Mark.

3. What item does Prudence accidentally drop in the water?
(a) Her doll.
(b) Her eyeglasses.
(c) Her parisol.
(d) Her lunch.

4. What does Hannah do to raise some money to pay for taxes and fines?
(a) She spins flax for some of the townspeople.
(b) She sells vegetables.
(c) She knits socks and blankets.
(d) She sells bread.

5. What happens to Rachel's first son?
(a) He runs away.
(b) He gets lost in the nearby forest.
(c) He dies of fever.
(d) He drowns in the marshy pond.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many young children are in Mercy's class?

2. Who does Kit note is the staying force of the Wood family?

3. How many trunks full of her belongings does Kit bring to Wethersfield?

4. How is Kit received when her aunt learns that she has come to live with them?

5. When Matthew Wood finds out how much luggage Kit has brought with her, what is his response?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kit feel when William Ashby comes to court her?

2. In Chapter 2, what information does the reader learn about Kit's parents?

3. How do her cousins respond to Kit's inability to do chores?

4. What does Mercy tell Kit happened to Rachel's two sons?

5. How is the town of Saybrook described?

6. What is the reaction Kit receives when she jumps into the water to rescue the dropped doll?

7. When they leave the morning prayer service, what news is Kit appalled to learn?

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

9. What is Matthew's opinion and fear about the coming of the new governor to the Colonies?

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

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