Worksheets"The Witch of Blackbird Pond" (PART 3: Chapters 15-21)
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
The men in the story debate whether or not it is important to stay loyal to the king. This indicates that this story takes place right before which war?
Revolutionary War
Shays' Rebellion
First Barbary War
War of 1812
What is the penalty for slander in Wethersfield?
30 pounds or 3 hours in the stocks
20 pounds or 2 hours in the stocks
30 pounds or 2 hours in the stocks
20 pounds or 3 hours in the stocks
What things caused the townspeople to suspect Hannah Tupper was a witch?
She talked to her dead husband.
She lived alone down by the pond and was not affected by a flood.
She was a Quaker.
She did not attend meeting.
All answers are correct.
Why were dolls disapproved of by Puritans?
They were said to be used as voo doo dolls.
They cost too much too make.
They got dirty too easy.
They didn't like to play.
Which character testifies in defense of Kit and ultimately gets Kit exonerated of all accusations of witchcraft?
Prudence
Hannah Tupper
Nat Eaton
Matthew Wood
One of these things are not introduced during the exposition of a story...
Climax
Characters
Setting
Conflict
Which event does not happen during the rising action of this story?
Kit flees Barbados
Kit befriends Hannah Tupper
Kit teaches Prudence to read
Kit is exonerated of accusatons of witchcraft
What events mark the climax of this story?
Mercy gets sick and the townspeople believe it is Hannah Tupper's fault.
The townspeople go after Hannah, and Kit warns her ahead of time.
Kit is accused of being a witch herself.
All answers are correct.
Which event does not happen during the falling action of this story?
Nat comes to Kit's trial but William does not.
The Cruff's realize their daughter is not smart enough to learn to read and write.
Mercy recovers from her illness.
Kit helped Nat re-thatch Hannah's roof.
Which even does not happen during the resolution of this story?
Kit is cleared of being a witch.
Uncle Matthew has a change of attitude towards Kit.
Mercy and John are back together.
Hannah Tupper is safe with Nat's grandmother.
Kit throws a tantrum when she is served water for breakfast.
At the end of the novel, what is the name of Nat's new ship?
The Witch
The Dolphin 2
Kit
Barbados
What does Prudence have to read at the trial for Kit as a witness?
A scripture from the Bible.
A shopping list.
A novel titled, "The Witch from Barbados"
A textbook
During the witch hunt, what did Goodwife Cruff think happened to Hannah?
She turned into a mouse and Hannah's yellow cat carried her off.
The Order of the Witches made her invisible so she could escape.
Aliens beamed her up.
She melted in the fire. Nothing was left but a witch's hat.
Who are the two couples that have a double wedding at the end of the novel?
William and Judith, John and Mercy
William and Kit, John and Judith
Kit and Nat, John and Rachel
John and Judith, William and Mercy
What did Nat and other shipmates from the Dolphin do that led them to be in the stocks and banned from Wethersfield?
They put jack-o-lanterns on the windows on William Ashby's house.
They tipped over a bunch of cows.
They lit the Meeting House on fire.
They turned into werewolves and ran amok.
What did the townspeople do that led to Hannah to leaving Wethersfield?
They formed a witch hunt and burned Hannah's house down.
They called her a bunch of names and Hannah took offense.
They told her they saw her husband, Thomas, living in Saybrook.
They set a dog on the house and all the cats and mice fled.
When Kit was accused of witchcraft, where is she kept as a prisoner?
A shed
A dungeon
A jail cell
A prison cell
Goody Harrison was accused of witchcraft and then...
Banished
Hanged
Burned at the stake
Branded
Goody Johnson was accused of witchcraft and then...
Banished
Burned at the stake
Hanged
Branded
When Kit was imprisoned, who did she think would come save her?
William
Nat
Matthew
Rachel
When Kit was imprisoned, who came to console her?
Matthew
Nat
William
Rachel
Who joined the militia as a medic to avoid marrying Judith?
John Holbrook
William Ashby
Nat Eaton
Captain Jack Sparrow
Kit's jailer tells her they'll probably go easy on her and just...
brand Kit and cut off her ear
burn Kit's feet and cut our her tongue
drown Kit in the Blackbird Pond
hang Kit in Town Square
Kit had a chance to escape with Nat and Hannah. Why did Kit go back to Wethersfield?
Mercy was still sick
Kit wanted to marry William.
Kit forgot her dolly.
Kit left all of her trunks of gold behind.
In colonial times, in 1687, how did Puritans explain an outbreak of influenza?
Witchcraft and/or God's Will
It's all Kit's fault.
Influenza, commonly known as the flu, is an infectious disease caused by an influenza virus. Symptoms include: high fever, runny nose, sore throat, muscle pains, headache, coughing, sneezing, and feeling tired.
bad Luck.
During the Witch Trial, who vouches for Kit's good character?
Matthew Wood
Nat Eaton
William Ashby
Rachel Wood
In colonial times, in 1687, how did people in this novel treat a case of influenza?
Blood-let the patient to bleed out the bad spirits.
Apply a boiling onion poultice to the patient's chest.
Blame the Witch!
Accept God's Will.
All answers are correct.
After learning that Prudence has been learning from Kit, who wants to hang her own daughter?
Goodwife Cruff
Rachel Wood
Mistress Ashby
Mrs. Eaton
At the Witch Trial, who becomes overwhelmingly proud of his daughter and yells at his wife "Hold your tongue, woman!"
Adam Cruff
William Ashby
Nat Eaton
Doctor Bulkeley
Which of the following is not one of the testified accusations against Kit's assumed witchcraft?
Cast a spell on a cow so that it wouldn't give milk
A child cried all night long.
A sleeve in a jacket was sewn incorrectly after Kit looked at the seamstress.
Kit was seen flying on a broom on the night of a full moon.
During the Witch Trial, Kit's only fault from the available evidence is that she...
taught Prudence how to read and write in a private school without the permission of her parents.
was seen walking on top of the water of Blackbird Pond.
was associated in piracy after sailing with Captain Jack Sparrow.
made all of the children and animals in Wethersfield sick and insane.
Who risked 30 lashes at the whipping post to see justice done at the Kit's Witch Trial?
Nat Eaton
Captain Eaton
Master Bryant
William Ashby
Besides John Holbrook, what does Mercy love more than anything in the world?
The first snowfall.
A good Husking Bee
Shameful gossip
A good Witch Hunt
Who told William she needed a fresh start and that she didn't want to marry him?
Kit
Mercy
Judith
Rachel
What does the word surreptitiously mean?
secretively
loudly
boisterously
nonplussed
