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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. Why does Hannah not want to leave her home at first even though Kit tells her of the angry crowd?

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

3. In response to the new governor, what are some of the colonists calling for?

4. Whom does John tell Kit he is in love with?

5. What is Nat doing when Kit arrives at Hannah's in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Kit and Nat help Hannah stay safe as the mob of angry townspeople come for her?

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

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

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

5. How do Prudence's parents view her and treat her?

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

7. What does Prudence do and say in Kit's favor during her trial?

8. How does Nat treat Kit when the Dolphin comes back to dock in the autumn and why does he do this?

9. Why do the townspeople come to arrest Kit and what "proof" do they claim to have to support their arrest?

10. Why does Rachel give Kit a tart to take to Hannah?

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

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?

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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