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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 day is prayer meeting held?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Friday.

2. What does Kit tend to do at the end of each class?
(a) Recite the Lord's Prayer.
(b) Sing a song.
(c) Tell the children stories.
(d) Repeat the Pledge of Allegiance.

3. What do the schoolmaster and the reverend do when they come into the class and see the children playing make-believe?
(a) They clap and encourage the students.
(b) They do nothing and sit in silence.
(c) They scold the class and the teachers and leave.
(d) They dismiss Kit as a teacher.

4. What is Kit's initial reaction to Wethersfield?
(a) She is enthralled by its beauty.
(b) She is excited to be there.
(c) She is disappointed by the small town.
(d) She is overwhelmed by how big it is.

5. How many young children are in Mercy's class?
(a) 13.
(b) 14.
(c) 9.
(d) 11.

Short Answer Questions

1. What response does William's request of Matthew in Chapter 6 elicit from the three girls?

2. What story does Kit have the students act out?

3. What happens to Rachel's first son?

4. Who is named by England as governor of the Colonies?

5. What news from the town selectmen does Mercy have for Kit when she returns home from the Great Meadow?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Mercy and Kit's approaches to teaching the children different?

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

3. How does Nat first meet Hannah?

4. What is William's initial opinion of the king's appointed governor coming to the Colonies?

5. What do the inspectors do after they are angered by what they see at the dame school?

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

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

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

9. Who are the Cruffs?

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

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