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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. What does Mercy tell Kit about their life in Wethersfield?

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

3. It is common knowledge that once William decides on a wife, he will do what?

4. What does William think about the new governor of the Colonies appointed by the King?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe Hannah's first interaction with Kit.

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Nat first meet Hannah?

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 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?

Essay Topic 3

Liberty is an important aspect of the colonists' lives. Please: 1) Explain why liberty is so highly valued by the colonists, 2) Give some examples of how the colonists see liberty in their daily lives, and 3) Name one major symbol of liberty that the colonists esteem.

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