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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 group of people does Kit see at the port dressed in somber colors and styles?

2. Which king gives the charter to the colonists?

3. How do the Puritans view play-acting?

4. What does William ask Matthew in Chapter 6?

5. When Matthew Wood finds out how much luggage Kit has brought with her, what is his response?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the town of Saybrook described?

2. What information does Judith share with Kit about the Great Meadow?

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

4. What happens when Kit first arrives in Wethersfield?

5. Describe Hannah's first interaction with Kit.

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

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

8. In Chapter 6, what role is Andros playing in the Colonies?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

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.

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