Witch of Blackbird Pond (Ch.9-10)

Why were Mr. Eleazer Kimberley and Reverend Woodbridge disturbed about Kit's dame school?

• Kit didn't have a license to be a teacher.

• Kit couldn't stay focused because she wanted to go spend time with William and her cousins.

• Kit taught Bible stories allowing the boys to play-act and have a good time.

• Mercy didn't want to share the teaching duties with Kit, so she tried to get her fired.

What did Aunt Rachel know about Quakers?

• They were stubborn and didn't believe in the Sacraments.

• They were mean-spirited and unfriendly.

• They practiced witchcraft and didn't believe in God.

• They had special powers to cast spells on children.

How did both Nat and Kit find Hannah?

• while fishing at Blackbird Pond

• met her while traveling on the Dolphin

• introduced to her at church service on Christmas

• running from trouble and crying in the meadow

Because Hannah was a __________ , she was required to pay taxes on swamp land and fines for not going to a Meeting.

Where was the dame school located?

• at the Meeting house

• at Hannah's hut in the meadow

• in the clearing by the Ashby's house

• In the Woods' kitchen

Where did Kit go to have a good cry when she was upset?

• to her bedroom

• to the Dolphin

• to the meadow

• to the Meeting house

Hannah received a gift of __________ from her young friend.

____ brought the "Witch" some coral as a gift from Barbados.

What warning did Mercy and Aunt Rachel give Kit concerning the Witch?

• not to go there

• only go after sundown

• only go with Uncle Matthew

• not to swim in the pond

What book did Kit read to the children?

• Play Acting for Children

• Bible

• Romeo and Juliet

• Shakespeare's Poetry