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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. Why does Prudence's mother think of her?
(a) That she is too stupid to learn to read.
(b) That she can do anything she puts her mind to.
(c) That she is the smartest girl.
(d) That she can learn if she tries and works hard.

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

3. In Chapter 11, what does Kit notice as John Holbrook reads aloud to the group in the Woods' house?
(a) How much she loves him.
(b) The way that he and Judith seem to be meant for each other.
(c) How handsome he is.
(d) The loving way Mercy is looking at him.

4. Who is the thin, bedraggled man who suddenly shows up at the Woods' door one winter night?
(a) Nat.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Mr. Kimberley.
(d) John.

5. What about autumn enchants Kit?
(a) The coming holidays.
(b) The many changing colors.
(c) The leaves falling.
(d) The thoughts of snow coming soon.

Short Answer Questions

1. In response to the new governor, what are some of the colonists calling for?

2. Now that there is a new governor in Connecticut, what will increase?

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

4. Who is governor of the Connecticut Colony by Chapter 15?

5. When Matthew initially hears of the townspeople trying to go after Hannah, how does he respond?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What plan do Kit and Prudence undertake to teach Prudence to read?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

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