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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. In Chapter 7, who comes and interrupts Kit's time with William?

2. What does Hannah do when she sees Kit crying in the Great Meadow?

3. What news from the town selectmen does Mercy have for Kit when she returns home from the Great Meadow?

4. How does Kit find the work of weeding the onion patch?

5. After service, Dr. Bulkeley and who else are invited to the Woods' for dinner?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. On the journey up the river to Wethersfield, what observations does Kit make about some of her fellow passengers?

3. In Chapter 2, what information does the reader learn about Kit's parents?

4. Who is John Holbrook and what warning does he give to Kit Tyler while they are aboard the Dolphin?

5. How does Kit's aunt receive her niece?

6. Who are the Cruffs?

7. How does Kit feel about being out in the sun as she heads to the Great Meadow?

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

9. What causes a tense moment between Dr. Bulkeley and Matthew while they are dining together at the Woods' house after prayer meeting?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define the act of characterization in a novel and its importance. Please choose one character from the novel and explain how the author uses characterization in relation to this character.

Essay Topic 2

Please explain what the rising action is in a literary novel. Outline the rising action(s) found in "The Witch of Blackbird Pond," and briefly explain what follows the rising action in a novel and what specifically follows the rising action in this story.

Essay Topic 3

Please explain the process that Kit goes through in adapting to her new life in Wethersfield. Give a general overview of her adjustment to the life there, from her arrival to the final chapter in the novel. What are some ways Kit is successful in adjusting to Wethersfield? What are some ways Kit is unsuccessful or unwilling to adapt?

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