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

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

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

4. What changes in Prudence does the reader see in Chapter 16?
(a) She is very sick.
(b) There really are no changes.
(c) She has grown very tall.
(d) She is now a happy and confident girl.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Prudence come to the courtroom to do?

2. Who comes into town with reports from the militia?

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

4. What does Nat insist on doing after dinner at Hannah's?

5. Whom does John tell Kit he is in love with?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

8. What news is brought to town by the militiamen?

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

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

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