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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 are those individuals called who are against the rule of the king in the colonies?
(a) Democrats.
(b) Anti-royalists.
(c) Puritans.
(d) Libertarians.

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

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

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

5. Who is left out again from the corn-husking festivities?
(a) Judith.
(b) Matthew.
(c) Kit.
(d) Mercy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do some rowdy sailors put in the windows of the house William is building?

2. Who hides the charter from the new governor?

3. When Kit arrives at her aunt's house, what disturbing news does she hear about John Holbrook?

4. What is Kit's response when William proposes?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. After the trial, what realizations do William and Kit come to regarding their potential marriage?

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

3. 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?

4. 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?

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

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

7. How do Kit and Nat help Hannah stay safe as the mob of angry townspeople come for her?

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

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

10. Why do the townspeople come to arrest Kit and what "proof" do they claim to have to support their arrest?

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