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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Great Burning.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Anna's father sentenced to?
(a) Firing squad.
(b) Hanging.
(c) Burning at the stake.
(d) A dagger through the hands.

2. Why does the rector grab Anna's arm when she reaches for the Bible?
(a) Becuase she is unstable.
(b) Because she needs help getting up.
(c) So that the Bible will fall to the floor.
(d) Because she tries to hit him.

3. Why does the carter say the narrator is lucky to get the apples that they did?
(a) Because apples don't grow near there.
(b) Because there were so few people to do the picking.
(c) Because they were not in season.
(d) Because no one will deliver apples to the rectory.

4. What do the townspeople accuse Aphra of doing?
(a) Digging graves before the victims are dead.
(b) Performing hexes on the living.
(c) Haunting the living with memories of their dead loved ones.
(d) Selling people spells while disguised as Anys.

5. Why does Maggie Cantwell come for Anna's help?
(a) She has traveled to the village to help Anna, and needs a place to stay.
(b) She has come looking for George.
(c) The Bradfords are leaving; she needs help getting her things.
(d) She is accused of being a witch and needs somewhere to hide.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Anna happen to be in the field where the crowd gathers?

2. What happens to Edward Cooper after he plays in the wood pile?

3. What does Elinor say when she is delirious?

4. What does Anna take from the Hadfields to help her sleep?

5. What ultimately happens to Maggie Cantwell?

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