1. With the Puritan restrictions on such pleasant activities as singing, dancing, and games, how do you think you would react if you were a teenager in 1692 in Boston? Would you have passively accepted or rebelled against the regulations?

2. Do you believe that most of Mercy's trials with the Fiends were just ways to get attention? Explain your answer.

3. Mercy is not surprised that some of the ransomed English captives, having spent time back in "civilized" society, returned to live with the Indians.

Discuss the reasons why they did so.

4. Based on her journal writings, what changes were brought about in Mercy and are there any clues as to what would have caused her to be excommunicated from North Church six years later?

5. Colonial Boston was noticeably a "man's world." Discuss the condition of women during this time that supports this statement.

6. Analyze the reasons...