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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 confide to Hannah when she brings her Nat's gift?

2. How does Nat speak to Kit when the Dolphin returns to Wethersfield?

3. What happens to the young sailors when they are caught in town?

4. What food item does Rachel give to Kit to take to Hannah?

5. Who comes to the Woods' house to help with Mercy in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. What charges are brought against Kit at her trial? What is the punishment for these charges?

2. When does corn husking take place and what is done at a corn husking?

3. What happens to Judith soon after John's departure for the militia? What then happens to Mercy and many others in town?

4. While at Hannah's house delivering her gift from Nat, what does Kit notice about Prudence and what does she decide to do for the girl?

5. What news is brought to town by the militiamen?

6. What decisions does Governor Andros come to in Chapter 15 regarding land? What are the settlers' feelings about this?

7. How does Matthew feel when he hears that Andros is now governor of Connecticut?

8. Where is Kit taken when she is arrested and who comes to visit her?

9. How does Kit feel about fixing the roof with Nat?

10. What disturbance happens in Wethersfield on the night of All Hallows Eve?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Please explain the role that politics play in the story. What are the major political points brought up? Which characters hold strong political views? What views do they hold and why?

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

Please define the literary terms plot and subplot. Explain the major differences and provide detailed examples of both from the novel. What is the purpose of the subplot(s) in this novel?

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