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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Great Burning.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Anna feed the horse?
(a) Apples.
(b) Straw.
(c) Carrots.
(d) Hay.

2. Who is Anna referring to in this sentence? "She was a shrewd woman, in spite of all her superstitious fancies."
(a) Anys Gowdie.
(b) Elinor Mompellion.
(c) Her stepmother.
(d) Mary Hadfield.

3. What evidence does Mary Hadfield have to accuse the victim of witchcraft?
(a) Mary says she saw the witch floating in the water.
(b) Mary says the herbs she gave her killed her son Edward.
(c) Mary says she saw the witch on her broom.
(d) Mary says she whispered a curse on her son Edward.

4. Under what charge is Anna's father brought to trial?
(a) Murder.
(b) Embezzlement.
(c) Theft.
(d) Attempted Murder.

5. Why do Anna and Elinor go down into the Wickford mine?
(a) To show that women can to men's work.
(b) To get lead for Merry.
(c) To save Merry Wickford, who is trapped there.
(d) To find herbs that grow underground.

Short Answer Questions

1. What comes from London for Mr. Viccars?

2. Who acknowledges Anna's presence and offers their condolences at the Bradfords' dinner party?

3. What is in the silk bag that Elinor brings for Jamie?

4. Why does Anna go to the tavern after Maggie comes back?

5. Why are the simplest tasks hard for Anna in the days after going into the mine?

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