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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. Who acknowledges Anna's presence and offers their condolences at the Bradfords' dinner party?
(a) The Londoner.
(b) Colonel Bradford.
(c) The rector.
(d) Mrs. Mompellion.

2. What rank is Henry Bradford?
(a) Rector.
(b) General.
(c) Colonel.
(d) Sergeant.

3. Who carries Mr. Viccars' body downstairs?
(a) The rector.
(b) Jamie.
(c) Anna.
(d) Sam.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Viccars give to Anna?

2. What does the crowd do to Anys?

3. Why does the name of the rector's horse cause a stir in the village?

4. What is Maggie's condition when she returns to the village after leaving the Bradfords?

5. Why is Anna afraid of helping deliver Mary Daniel's baby?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who comes and stops the crowd during the witch frenzy? How is he/she able to shame them into repentance?

2. How does the relationship between Anna and George Viccars evolve?

3. What is the rector's plan for the village? Describe it in as much detail as possible.

4. What happens to Edward Cooper? What soon befalls Anna's child? How does this effect Anna?

5. What is the condition of the rector in the beginning of the novel?

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

7. How is Mr. Viccars different from Sam?

8. What confrontation ensues at the Bradford household after Mompellion's sermon? Is anything resolved?

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

10. Who comes to visit the rector in the beginning of the novel? What does he/she want?

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