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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Anna try to give Maggie to make her feel better when Maggie comes back?
(a) Money for the medicine.
(b) A place to stay.
(c) Mutton broth.
(d) Advice for her problems.

2. What comes from London for Mr. Viccars?
(a) A book.
(b) A new sewing kit.
(c) A box of cloth.
(d) Tea.

3. What ultimately happens to Maggie Cantwell?
(a) She dies from the plague and is buried.
(b) She moves around the village, offering medicine and curing the plague.
(c) She dies from her injuries and from the stroke.
(d) She ends up living in the orchard alone.

4. What does the crowd do to the accused witch?
(a) They hang her from a tree.
(b) They tie her up and throw her in the water to see if she sinks.
(c) They beat her to death.
(d) They take her to trial.

5. What is George Viccars' trade?
(a) A miner.
(b) A blacksmith.
(c) A priest.
(d) A journeyman tailor.

6. Who is Tom?
(a) Anna's husband.
(b) Anna's father.
(c) Anna's baby.
(d) Anna's brother.

7. What is in the silk bag that Elinor brings for Jamie?
(a) A dried toad.
(b) Toys.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Potpourri.

8. What did George tell Anna to do with his possessions?
(a) Burn them all.
(b) Throw them away.
(c) Bury them with him.
(d) Sell them.

9. What does Anna feed the horse?
(a) Apples.
(b) Hay.
(c) Straw.
(d) Carrots.

10. What method is used to save the first accused witch's life?
(a) CPR.
(b) Shock therapy.
(c) Prayer.
(d) No method.

11. What was strange about the autumn?
(a) It was unusually cloudy and dark.
(b) It was cold.
(c) It was very sunny.
(d) The trees did not shed their leaves.

12. What does the narrator do with the apples?
(a) Makes a pie with them.
(b) Tramples them for cider.
(c) Bites into one.
(d) Slices one very thin and takes it to the rector.

13. Who does Anys live with?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her aunt.

14. What does the Londoner tell the other diners during the Bradfords' dinner party?
(a) How to fertilize their crops better.
(b) About the current political situation.
(c) Religious news.
(d) About the plague in London.

15. What does Anna ask for to help during delivery of Mary's baby?
(a) Butter.
(b) Chicken fat.
(c) Forceps.
(d) Lotion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Mem on her way to the Hadfields when Anna goes to see her?

2. Why is Anna embarrassed to see the rector when she is in the meadow with her children?

3. What is the main argument of the rector's sermon after the scene at the old mine?

4. How does Jamie help Anna in the field?

5. What does Mr. Viccars give to Anna?

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