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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. How does the first snowfall of winter affect Kit?

2. Where do they lock Kit when she is arrested?

3. How does Kit's trial end?

4. What holiday does the new governor decide to change the date of?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When Kit goes to the Dolphin to see Nat , what item does he ask her to take to Hannah and why can't he do it?

4. After the trial, what realizations do William and Kit come to regarding their potential marriage?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Instead of going to the husking bee, what does John want to do and what is Judith's response to this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain what scapegoats are and what purpose they serve. Who becomes a scapegoat in this novel? What circumstances lead to them becoming a scapegoat and who is making them a scapegoat?

Essay Topic 2

Define what a setting is in a novel. Please explain the purpose of the setting and what the overall setting is in this novel. Provide three examples of more specific settings that occur in pivotal moments of the novel. Explain why a setting is so important to the overall story.

Essay Topic 3

Please define conflict in the literary sense. Outline the main conflict in "The Witch at Blackbird Pond," and use at least three examples that support your view of what the main conflict is.

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