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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What group of people does Kit see at the port dressed in somber colors and styles?
2. How does Judith describe Hannah Tupper?
3. How does Kit react to teaching the young children?
4. What about Hannah's physical appearance seems to frighten Kit?
5. What does Matthew think about the Assembly's land-concessions move?
Short Essay Questions
1. What role does Kit think Mercy plays in the Wood household?
2. How does Kit feel when William Ashby comes to court her?
3. How are Mercy and Kit's approaches to teaching the children different?
4. What causes a tense moment between Dr. Bulkeley and Matthew while they are dining together at the Woods' house after prayer meeting?
5. How does Kit feel about being out in the sun as she heads to the Great Meadow?
6. Who are the new people that Kit meets after prayer meeting?
7. In Chapter 6, what role is Andros playing in the Colonies?
8. In Chapter 2, what information does the reader learn about Kit's parents?
9. What does Mercy tell Kit happened to Rachel's two sons?
10. What story does Kit share with her relatives when she first arrives, telling them how she came to be penniless?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Define narrative voice and the three most common types of narrative mode. What narrative mode is used in this novel? Please state whether or not you agree with the narrative mode the author uses in this novel and why.
Essay Topic 2
Please define conflict in the literary sense. Outline the main conflict in "The Witch at Blackbird Pond," and use at least three examples that support your view of what the main conflict is.
Essay Topic 3
Explain what makes a "coming-of-age" story. Does Kit's role in this novel fit the definition? Why or why not?
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