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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 Kit mention the Dolphin smells like?

2. What keeps Matthew Wood from having a larger plot in the meadow?

3. Hannah is kind to Kit. What does she do that shows Kit kindness?

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

5. What does Kit think of the fields of the Great Meadow?

Short Essay Questions

1. What leisure activity is John shocked to discover Kit does and why is he shocked?

2. When they leave the morning prayer service, what news is Kit appalled to learn?

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

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

5. How is the town of Saybrook described?

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

7. Describe Hannah's first interaction with Kit.

8. What different work activities does Kit try her hand at in Chapter 4 and how does she handle them?

9. What is Matthew's opinion and fear about the coming of the new governor to the Colonies?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Intolerance is a major theme in this novel. Please explain what intolerance is, how intolerance is seen in this novel, what parties are involved in the intolerance, and what the main cause of the intolerance is. Provide specific examples from the book.

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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