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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What altercation does Anna get into with her father at the tavern?
(a) Her father insults the rector's plan; Anna retorts.
(b) Anna's father denounces her.
(c) Anna accuses her father of murdering her mother.
(d) Anna calls her father a drunken idiot.

2. How did Sam die?
(a) In a mining accident.
(b) In a riding accident.
(c) From the flu.
(d) From the plague.

3. Why does the rector grab Anna's arm when she reaches for the Bible?
(a) Because she needs help getting up.
(b) Becuase she is unstable.
(c) Because she tries to hit him.
(d) So that the Bible will fall to the floor.

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

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

6. Why does Anna run home after the dinner party at the Bradfords?
(a) To tell her husband the news.
(b) To get there before the young Martin girl left.
(c) To check on her children.
(d) To check something on the stove.

7. What did Anna and her friends call Anys when they were children?
(a) A witch.
(b) An idiot.
(c) A horse.
(d) Cow and grass-eater.

8. What did George tell Anna to do with his possessions?
(a) Throw them away.
(b) Bury them with him.
(c) Sell them.
(d) Burn them all.

9. Who is Maggie Cantwell?
(a) Anna's sister.
(b) A witch.
(c) George Viccars' wife.
(d) A cook for the Bradford family.

10. Who is Thomas Stanley?
(a) The justice of the peace.
(b) A well respected doctor.
(c) A miner.
(d) The former parson of the village parish.

11. What punishment does Anna compare the plague to?
(a) Lashing and pickling.
(b) Starvation.
(c) Drawing and quartering.
(d) Time out.

12. What does Anna discover about the baby still inside Mary Daniel?
(a) There is no baby.
(b) The baby is dead.
(c) The baby is backwards.
(d) The baby is deformed.

13. Why is Anna afraid of helping deliver Mary Daniel's baby?
(a) Because the baby is in breach position.
(b) Because she is afraid of blood.
(c) Because she watched her mother die in childbirth.
(d) Because she has never assisted in a birth before.

14. Why does Anna walk through the orchard instead of the road on her way home?
(a) The road is dark and dangerous.
(b) She wants to pick some apples for herself.
(c) She doesn't want to meet people on the road.
(d) The orchard is faster.

15. Why does George become embarrassed during his conversation with Anna?
(a) Because he cannot control his temper.
(b) Because he isn't a very good tailor.
(c) Because he thinks he has offended Anna with his mimic.
(d) Because he accidentally hurt Jamie.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Anna ask for to help during delivery of Mary's baby?

3. Why doesn't any of the murderous mob get prosecuted for their actions?

4. Who is Jamie?

5. What does Mr. Mompellion say the villages with the plague should do?

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