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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. In response to the new governor, what are some of the colonists calling for?
(a) A peaceful protest.
(b) A petition to be signed stating they do not want the governor.
(c) A week of fasting.
(d) An armed rebellion.

2. Who tries to defend Kit in court?
(a) Judith.
(b) Mercy.
(c) Matthew.
(d) William.

3. Who hides the charter from the new governor?
(a) Matthew.
(b) William.
(c) Kit.
(d) Nat.

4. With the coming of winter, what is Kit's emotional state?
(a) She is angry and snippy.
(b) She is happy and excited.
(c) She is mellow.
(d) She is lonely and depressed.

5. What does Kit confide to Hannah when she brings her Nat's gift?
(a) She tells Hannah that Nat is in trouble.
(b) She tells Hannah that she might want to be a Quaker.
(c) She tells Hannah that she is thinking of going to England.
(d) She tells Hannah she is not sure about William's proposal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to visit Kit when she is locked away as a prisoner?

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

3. What does John think when he hears that Kit has been visiting Hannah?

4. What food item does Rachel give to Kit to take to Hannah?

5. What holiday does the new governor decide to change the date of?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens to Judith soon after John's departure for the militia? What then happens to Mercy and many others in town?

5. When Kit goes to the Dolphin to see Nat , what item does he ask her to take to Hannah and why can't he do it?

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

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

8. What charges are brought against Kit at her trial? What is the punishment for these charges?

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

10. How does Matthew feel when he hears that Andros is now governor of Connecticut?

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