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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Kit and Prudence decide to hide the hornbook?
(a) Under the pews in the Meeting House.
(b) Under Kit's bed.
(c) Hannah's house.
(d) William's house.

2. What happens to the young sailors when they are caught in town?
(a) They are chastised and told to pray.
(b) They are asked to leave the town.
(c) They are congratulated for their good joke.
(d) They are put in the stocks.

3. When Kit arrives at her aunt's house, what disturbing news does she hear about John Holbrook?
(a) He has given up school to be a sailor.
(b) He has started working for the new governor.
(c) He has joined the militia to fight the Indians.
(d) He has decided that he too loves Kit.

4. What opinion does Dr. Bulkeley mention that upsets Matthew?
(a) His enjoyment of reading for pleasure.
(b) His compliments about Kit's dress.
(c) His support of slavery.
(d) His approval of the Royalists.

5. In Chapter 11, what does Kit notice as John Holbrook reads aloud to the group in the Woods' house?
(a) The loving way Mercy is looking at him.
(b) How much she loves him.
(c) The way that he and Judith seem to be meant for each other.
(d) How handsome he is.

Short Answer Questions

1. What changes in Prudence does the reader see in Chapter 16?

2. Who is the monarch of England at the time Kit moves to the colonies?

3. It is summer; what little anonymous gift has Kit been receiving?

4. Where does Prudence meet with Kit to learn to read?

5. What does the author note in Chapter 6 that is a touchy subject in Wethersfield?

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