Review for The Witch of Blackbird Pond

Which is the setting of the story?

• Salem, Massachusetts

• Wethersfield, Connecticut Colony

• Chicago, Illinois

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What negative effect occurred because Kit helped Prudance?

• Kit almost drowned.

• The girl became frightened of Kit.

• Kit’s actions made the others suspicious of her.

• Kit lost her shoes.

Why didn’t Kit let her relatives know that she was coming?

• She didn’t have any money to purchase a postage stamp.

• She never learned how to write in Barbados.

• She thought it would be a wonderful surprise.

• She was afraid they would tell her not to come.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

Which additional motive to leave Barbados was revealed when Kit and Mercy were carding?

• A friend of Kit’s grandfather expected Kit to marry him.

• Kit was supposed to go to jail for not paying her taxes.

• A so-called friend of Kit accused her of witchcraft.

• Kit was interested in making extra money.

How does Judith react to the news that William Ashby wants to call on Kit?

• She is happy.

• She is jealous.

• She blames Mercy.

William had been appointed to an honorable position. That job was:�

• Viewer of Fences
• Head herdsman
• Apprentice to the Reverend
• King's Governor

William does not want to offend King James because:

• His father is a Royalist
• The reverend has preached against it
• He thinks that the colony can retain some rights and privileges by keeping the King happy
• He is rich and the other colonists are poor

Why don't the townspeople want to live in The Great Meadow?

• It is not a good place for farming
• It floods each spring
• It is a muddy swamp
• Native Americans are known to attack there

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Kit is glad to be earning wages because:

• She thinks the family will now be glad she is there
• She knows that Judith wants fancy dresses, and now she can buy her one
• She will save to return to Barbados
• She will save to buy her own cottage

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

When Kit is at Hannah's, Nat comes to visit. What does he bring Hannah?

• a keg of Barbados molasses
• a bird
• a blanket