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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. How does Kit's trial end?
(a) She is sentenced to the stocks.
(b) She is acquitted of all charges.
(c) She is warmly apologized to by Mrs. Cruff and the community.
(d) She is officially labeled a witch.

2. How does the first snowfall of winter affect Kit?
(a) It makes her sad.
(b) She is fascinated by it.
(c) It makes her angry that she lives in the snow.
(d) She thinks it makes everything ugly.

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

4. When the Dolphin is back in port, what does Nat bring back for Hannah?
(a) A puppy.
(b) Some cloth.
(c) Flowers.
(d) A new basket.

5. 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) An armed rebellion.
(d) A week of fasting.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is there to comfort Judith when there is no news of John Holbrook's fate as a militiaman?

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

4. Where do they lock Kit when she is arrested?

5. What does William's response to Kit's trial make her realize?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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. How does Kit feel about fixing the roof with Nat?

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

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

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

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

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