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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. Now that there is a new governor in Connecticut, what will increase?

2. What does Kit realize one day as she watches her uncle gazing at his land?

3. Who is left out again from the corn-husking festivities?

4. Why do the townspeople want to arrest Kit?

5. Why does Prudence's mother think of her?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does corn husking take place and what is done at a corn husking?

2. How do Kit and Nat help Hannah stay safe as the mob of angry townspeople come for her?

3. Why do the townspeople come to arrest Kit and what "proof" do they claim to have to support their arrest?

4. What news is brought to town by the militiamen?

5. What charges are brought against Kit at her trial? What is the punishment for these charges?

6. Where is Kit taken when she is arrested and who comes to visit her?

7. While at Hannah's house delivering her gift from Nat, what does Kit notice about Prudence and what does she decide to do for the girl?

8. How does Nat treat Kit when the Dolphin comes back to dock in the autumn and why does he do this?

9. Why does Rachel give Kit a tart to take to Hannah?

10. Instead of going to the husking bee, what does John want to do and what is Judith's response to this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Please explain the process that Kit goes through in adapting to her new life in Wethersfield. Give a general overview of her adjustment to the life there, from her arrival to the final chapter in the novel. What are some ways Kit is successful in adjusting to Wethersfield? What are some ways Kit is unsuccessful or unwilling to adapt?

Essay Topic 2

Liberty is an important aspect of the colonists' lives. Please: 1) Explain why liberty is so highly valued by the colonists, 2) Give some examples of how the colonists see liberty in their daily lives, and 3) Name one major symbol of liberty that the colonists esteem.

Essay Topic 3

Please define the role of the "protagonist" and "antagonist" in a literary work. Describe one protagonist and one antagonist in "The Witch of Blackbird Pond." Note what makes them either the protagonist or antagonist, their relationship each other, and provide at least one clear example in which the protagonist and antagonist interact in a contentious situation.

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