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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. Who does Kit note is the staying force of the Wood family?

2. What additional gift does Kit convince Judith to take with the clothes she has already given her?

3. What opinion does Dr. Bulkeley mention that upsets Matthew?

4. When Kit finds out that the Woods have no servants, how does she feel?

5. What does William mention he is intending to build?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does Kit share with her relatives when she first arrives, telling them how she came to be penniless?

2. What do the inspectors do after they are angered by what they see at the dame school?

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

4. How does Nat first meet Hannah?

5. How do her cousins respond to Kit's inability to do chores?

6. When the guests leave in Chapter 7, what do Mercy and Judith share with Kit and how does this make her feel?

7. Who in the community and in the Wood family is expected to go to prayer meeting?

8. What happens when Kit first arrives in Wethersfield?

9. Describe Hannah's first interaction with Kit.

10. What is William's initial opinion of the king's appointed governor coming to the Colonies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define narrative voice and the three most common types of narrative mode. What narrative mode is used in this novel? Please state whether or not you agree with the narrative mode the author uses in this novel and why.

Essay Topic 2

Please note who the main character is in "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" and list at least four minor characters and their roles in the story. How do these characters contribute to the story? Why are they included?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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