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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Maggie Cantwell go after the Bradfords throw her out?
(a) To Canterbury.
(b) To Anna's house.
(c) To Blackwell.
(d) With the Bradfords.

2. Who does Anys live with?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her aunt.
(d) Her mother.

3. Who comes to Anna's door looking for lodging?
(a) George Viccars.
(b) Sam.
(c) Michael Mompellion.
(d) Anys.

4. Who says, "We all begin as naked children, playing in the mud"?
(a) Mrs. Mompellion.
(b) The rector.
(c) George Viccars.
(d) Anna.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What evidence does Mary Hadfield have to accuse the victim of witchcraft?

2. What altercation does Anna get into with her father at the tavern?

3. Who is screaming when Anna wakes up after falling asleep with Tom?

4. What did Anna and her friends call Anys when they were children?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Anna ashamed of in her relationship with Anys? How has this changed?

2. What happened in Blackwell? What is Maggie Cantwell's condition?

3. What does Anna do to try to console the rector? How does he respond?

4. What is the rector's religious explanation for the plague?

5. What do the children find in the woodpile? How is this dangerous?

6. Who becomes a lodger at Anna's house? What is his trade?

7. What is Mem's condition after the incident with the crowd? Who takes care of her?

8. What do the Bradfords do after the sermon in the Chapter, "Venom in the Blood"? How is this related to class?

9. What does the rector say the plague-stricken villagers should do? How does this differ from the rest of the group?

10. What was the relationship between Anys and George? How does Anna react to this?

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