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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Matthew angry about what Kit is wearing to prayer meeting?

2. What does Hannah do to raise some money to pay for taxes and fines?

3. Who arrives while Kit is visiting Hannah in Chapter 10?

4. Why are Kit and Judith sent out to the meadows?

5. How many trunks full of her belongings does Kit bring to Wethersfield?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Matthew's opinion and fear about the coming of the new governor to the Colonies?

2. What does Mercy tell Kit happened to Rachel's two sons?

3. How are Mercy and Kit's approaches to teaching the children different?

4. Why are the schoolmaster and reverend upset when they come to the class to observe Mercy and Kit teaching?

5. How does Rachel defend her niece's prayer-meeting attire to Matthew?

6. What is the reaction Kit receives when she jumps into the water to rescue the dropped doll?

7. What special prayer does the revered make in the next prayer service and what is Kit's opinion of this?

8. How does Judith respond when Rachel suggests that she share her bed with Kit?

9. What does Judith share about the person who lives in the little house near the marshy pond?

10. Who are the new people that Kit meets after prayer meeting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Please define conflict in the literary sense. Outline the main conflict in "The Witch at Blackbird Pond," and use at least three examples that support your view of what the main conflict is.

Essay Topic 2

Please define the role of the "protagonist" and "antagonist" in a literary work. Describe one protagonist and one antagonist in "The Witch of Blackbird Pond." Note what makes them either the protagonist or antagonist, their relationship each other, and provide at least one clear example in which the protagonist and antagonist interact in a contentious situation.

Essay Topic 3

Explain what scapegoats are and what purpose they serve. Who becomes a scapegoat in this novel? What circumstances lead to them becoming a scapegoat and who is making them a scapegoat?

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