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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Kit seem to have made quite an impression on and is introduced to after the service?
(a) John Carter.
(b) Dr. Bulkeley.
(c) William Ashby.
(d) Peter Turner.

2. What day is prayer meeting held?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Monday.

3. Who teaches Kit how to read?
(a) Her grandfather.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her maidservant.

4. How does Kit react to teaching the young children?
(a) She enjoys it.
(b) She thinks it is better than nothing.
(c) She finds it quite dull.
(d) She thinks it is too hard and would rather do manual labor.

5. When Kit's grandfather dies, who is her only living relative left?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her aunt.
(d) Her sister.

6. Because the girls are busy trying on their new clothes, what is left undone?
(a) Household chores.
(b) Prayer.
(c) Schoolwork.
(d) Going to town.

7. Where is the school that Mercy teaches the young children?
(a) The town hall.
(b) The Meeting House.
(c) The schoolhouse.
(d) The Woods' kitchen.

8. When Matthew Wood finds out how much luggage Kit has brought with her, what is his response?
(a) He finds it wasteful and sinful.
(b) He thinks it is funny.
(c) He thinks it is a bit much, but that she is a growing girl.
(d) He does not really care either way.

9. How do the Puritans view play-acting?
(a) They see it as silly.
(b) They think it is necessary.
(c) They consider it sinful.
(d) They consider it great fun.

10. What is Kit surprised to hear when they are leaving her first prayer meeting?
(a) That they will be returning later for a second meeting.
(b) That she must go every single day.
(c) That the meetings are only once a month.
(d) That she never has to go again.

11. What do the Puritans consider the Quakers?
(a) Fellow Christians.
(b) Devil worshippers.
(c) Troublemakers and heretics.
(d) Brothers in the Lord.

12. How many young children are in Mercy's class?
(a) 14.
(b) 11.
(c) 13.
(d) 9.

13. How is Kit received when her aunt learns that she has come to live with them?
(a) Kit is not well-received.
(b) Kit is told to leave immediately.
(c) Her aunt is very excited.
(d) Her aunt knew she was coming.

14. Why does Kit jump off the boat and into the water in Chapter 1?
(a) To retrieve what Prudence had dropped.
(b) Because the ship is sinking and everyone has to.
(c) Because it is very hot.
(d) To save someone's life.

15. Who is the only member of the Wood family not expected to attend prayer meeting?
(a) Judith.
(b) Mercy.
(c) Matthew.
(d) Rachel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does no one live in the Great Meadow?

2. What does Matthew think about the Assembly's land-concessions move?

3. What additional gift does Kit convince Judith to take with the clothes she has already given her?

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

5. In Chapter 7, what important responsibility has William recently been given?

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