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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who came back with Maggie when she returned to the village?
(a) Nobody.
(b) A relative.
(c) A doctor.
(d) Brand.

2. How does Mr. Viccars die?
(a) A riding accident.
(b) He gets terribly ill.
(c) A mining accident.
(d) Mr. Viccars doesn't die.

3. What is the name of the rector's horse?
(a) Archimedes.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Anteros.
(d) Poseidon.

4. What condition is Maggie in when Anna leaves the tavern and sees her?
(a) She is even better; her medicine has cured a child.
(b) She is in despair; no one will let her stay with them.
(c) She has worsened; the plague has ravaged her body.
(d) She has worsened, and appears to have had another stroke.

5. Who is the mob beating near the old mine?
(a) Old Mem.
(b) Elinor.
(c) Mary.
(d) Anna.

6. What comes from London for Mr. Viccars?
(a) A box of cloth.
(b) A book.
(c) A new sewing kit.
(d) Tea.

7. What are Mary and Anna doing at the Hadfield residence in the chapter 'Rat-Fall'?
(a) Sewing.
(b) Butchering a hog.
(c) Chopping wood.
(d) Washing clothes.

8. What is George Viccars' trade?
(a) A blacksmith.
(b) A priest.
(c) A journeyman tailor.
(d) A miner.

9. What happens to Edward Cooper after he plays in the wood pile?
(a) He goes into a coma.
(b) Nothing.
(c) He only has a fever, and follows the doctor's orders.
(d) He dies.

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

11. Why does Anna run home after the altercation with her father?
(a) Someone tells her that her house is on fire.
(b) She hears that someone survived the plague.
(c) She is humiliated and scrubs herself clean.
(d) She feels lightheaded and needs to lie down.

12. Who comes to rescue the first accused witch?
(a) Michael Mompellion.
(b) Elinor Mompellion.
(c) Anna Frith.
(d) Anys Gowdie.

13. What does Anna ask for to help during delivery of Mary's baby?
(a) Lotion.
(b) Butter.
(c) Forceps.
(d) Chicken fat.

14. What is Josiah doing when Anna gets to the tavern?
(a) Preaching.
(b) Singing.
(c) Crying.
(d) Drinking.

15. What is the crowd told to do after they realize what they've done?
(a) Pray that God will protect them from more witches.
(b) Flee the village.
(c) Burn the witch.
(d) Pray that God will forgive their actions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Anna and her children find in the field?

2. What does the rector tell Anna to say to the visitor demanding to see him?

3. What does the rector refer to the plague as?

4. Who comes to Anna's door looking for lodging?

5. What happens to Mem Gowdie after the encounter at the old mine?

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