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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 teaches Kit how to read?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her grandfather.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her maidservant.

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

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

4. What does Kit mention the Dolphin smells like?
(a) Horses.
(b) Salt.
(c) Bacon.
(d) Flowers.

5. Which of the following best describes the Great Meadow?
(a) Dry and barren.
(b) Green but poor soil for planting.
(c) A poor place to live and plant.
(d) Very fertile soil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kit think of the fields of the Great Meadow?

2. What group of people does Kit see at the port dressed in somber colors and styles?

3. How does Kit find the work of weeding the onion patch?

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

5. When Matthew returns home and sees the new clothes, what does he do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why are the schoolmaster and reverend upset when they come to the class to observe Mercy and Kit teaching?

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

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

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

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

7. How does Rachel defend her niece's prayer-meeting attire to Matthew?

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

9. How does Rachel respond when she learns that Kit is spending time with Hannah?

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

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