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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 is Kit surprised to hear when they are leaving her first prayer meeting?

2. In chapter one, how do people seem to respond to Kit jumping in the water?

3. How does John Holbrook view reading?

4. What type of home does Kit grown up in?

5. In Chapter 7, what important responsibility has William recently been given?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the author describe Kit's relatives?

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

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

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

7. How does Rachel respond when she learns that Kit is spending time with Hannah?

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

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

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

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 2

Please explain Kit's view of slavery and where her view comes from. Compare and contrast this with the Wethersfield view of slavery. Initially, how do you think Kit's view of slavery affects her view of hard manual labor? What is her view of doing work at the beginning of the book? How it is at the end?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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