The Witch of Blackbird Pond - Ch. 1-8

Chapter 1 - What is the setting of The Witch of Blackbird Pond?

• England, late 1500s

• Connecticut, late 1600s

• Massachusetts, late 1700s

• West Indies, late 1800s

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Chapter 1 - Which character is a sailor and the first mate of the Dolphin?

• Mercy

• Speare

• Nat

• Cruff

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Chapter 1 - Nat jumped into the water

• to get Prudence's doll
• to save Kit
• to show Kit he could swim
• to warn Kit to pretend she couldn't swim

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Chapter 1 - Who is studying under Reverend Bulkeley?

• Matthew Wood

• Aunt Rachel

• John Holbrook

• Nat Eaton

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Chapter 1 - What is the town in Connecticut where the Wood family lives and is also the town that Kit is planning to move to?

• Wethersfield

• Saybrook

• Dolphin

• Speare

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Chapter 1 - True or False: Goodwife Cruff speculates that Kit might be a witch.

• True
• False

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Chapter 1 - Why did Goodwife Cruff believe that Kit was a witch?

• She was mean to all on board the ship.
• She knew how to swim
• She had a wand.
• She sank in the water.

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Chapter 1, 2 - Which of the following is the scrawny little girl who dropped her doll over the side of the boat?

• Elizabeth George Speare

• Mercy Wood

• Kit Tyler

• Prudence Cruff

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Chapter 2 - Which of Prudence's parents seems to be more harsh?

• Her mother
• Her father

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Chapter 2 - How long was the travel from Saybrook to Wethersfield?

• 1 week
• 9 days
• 2 weeks
• 3 days

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