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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 rumor does Nat hear when he returns with the Dolphin to Wethersfield?
(a) That William has been branded a Quaker.
(b) That William has decided to move to England.
(c) That William is already married.
(d) That William plans on marrying Kit.

2. What does Kit realize one day as she watches her uncle gazing at his land?
(a) How much her uncle reminds her of her father.
(b) How hard he has had to fight for it.
(c) How similiar her uncle and Mercy look.
(d) How much she dislikes her uncle.

3. When Kit arrives at her aunt's house, what disturbing news does she hear about John Holbrook?
(a) He has given up school to be a sailor.
(b) He has started working for the new governor.
(c) He has decided that he too loves Kit.
(d) He has joined the militia to fight the Indians.

4. Why does Hannah not want to leave her home at first even though Kit tells her of the angry crowd?
(a) Because she has nowhere to go.
(b) Because she does not believe Kit at first.
(c) Because Quakers do not run.
(d) Because she is afraid of being far away from her house.

5. What does Judith announce as they are working to husk corn?
(a) That she is in love with Nat.
(b) That she is going to make John propose.
(c) That she is in love with William.
(d) That she never wants to marry.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the first snowfall of winter affect Kit?

2. Why do the townspeople want to arrest Kit?

3. How does Mr. Cruff respond when his daughter reads the Bible in front of the courtroom?

4. Who leads the party that has come to arrest Kit?

5. How does Matthew react when he learns that Kit has been visiting Hannah?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Rachel give Kit a tart to take to Hannah?

2. How does Nat treat Kit when the Dolphin comes back to dock in the autumn and why does he do this?

3. What decisions does Governor Andros come to in Chapter 15 regarding land? What are the settlers' feelings about this?

4. When does corn husking take place and what is done at a corn husking?

5. How do Prudence's parents view her and treat her?

6. Instead of going to the husking bee, what does John want to do and what is Judith's response to this?

7. What does Prudence do and say in Kit's favor during her trial?

8. Where is Kit taken when she is arrested and who comes to visit her?

9. What disturbance happens in Wethersfield on the night of All Hallows Eve?

10. While at Hannah's house delivering her gift from Nat, what does Kit notice about Prudence and what does she decide to do for the girl?

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