WorksheetsThe Witch of Blackbird Pond Chapters 11 - 15
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why doesn’t Prudence’s mother send her to the dame school?
a)
Goodwife Cruff doesn’t like Mercy.
b)
It is too far a walk for Prudence.
c)
Goodwife Cruff doesn’t think Prudence is very intelligent.
d)
The school doesn’t teach the students to read from the Bible.
2.
What gift did Kit give to Prudence?
a)
a notebook
b)
a hornbook
c)
a spinning wheel
d)
a flower
3.
“Midsummer heat lay heavily upon the Connecticut Valley.” Which figurative language device is being used here?
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
alliteration
d)
personification
4.
Which subject is beginning to bore Kit?
a)
Why Nat Eaton became a sailor.
b)
The building of William’s house.
c)
Judith’s feelings for John.
d)
Matthew’s fondness for farming.
5.
How do you suppose Goodwife Cruff will feel about Kit teaching her daughter to read?
a)
angry
b)
proud
c)
puzzled
d)
hurt
6.
The fact that Kit is the only one who realized Mercy’s feelings for John proves how ________ Kit is.
a)
jealous
b)
melancholy
c)
kind
d)
observant
7.
What is the apple tart a symbol of?
a)
Rachel’s knowledge of Kit’s activities.
b)
Kit’s generosity toward Prudence.
c)
Nat’s enormous appetite.
d)
Matthew’s favorite desert.
8.
Who is the multicolored bird a symbol of?
a)
Hannah
b)
Prudence
c)
Judith
d)
Kit
9.
Which Shakespeare play did Nat and Kit discuss?
a)
Romeo and Juliet
b)
Macbeth
c)
The Tempest
d)
Hamlet
10.
Why did Matthew become angry at Kit?
a)
She was late for breakfast.
b)
She visited a heretic.
c)
She went to the ship with Nat.
d)
She taught Prudence how to read.
11.
Who is MOST excited about the husking bee?
a)
Kit
b)
William
c)
John
d)
Judith
12.
Why did Kit hug John?
a)
because he revealed his feelings about Mercy
b)
because he said he wanted to marry Judith
c)
because he said he thought Nat was a nice young man
d)
because he offered to hide the red ear of corn for her
13.
What misunderstanding did Matthew have about John?
a)
that he loved Judith
b)
that he loved Mercy
c)
that he was a preacher
d)
that he was a farmer
14.
“Then, still incredulous, he looked back at Judith.” What does “incredulous” mean?
a)
angry
b)
with disbelief
c)
noble
d)
with sorrow
15.
What is John’s character flaw?
a)
He is in love with two women.
b)
He is unconcerned with the feelings of others.
c)
He is overly concerned with doing what others expect from him.
d)
He falls in love too easily, and then is afraid to admit his changing feelings.
16.
What did Kit see Matthew doing, that changed her mind about his personality?
a)
raising his voice in anger against Rachel
b)
holding a handful of dirt with reverence
c)
smiling when Nat came to visit
d)
laughing when Mercy made a joke
17.
“The dried brown leaves crackled beneath her feet and gave off a delicious smoky fragrance.” Which two figurative language devices are being used here?
a)
simile and metaphor
b)
personification and alliteration
c)
assonance and idiom
d)
onomatopoeia and imagery
18.
Why is Nat so angry?
a)
Kit failed to tell him about William.
b)
Judith made him feel bad.
c)
Kit belittled his job.
d)
Judith wouldn’t talk to him.
19.
Why is Matthew so upset about the arrival of Sir Edmond Andros?
a)
because Sir Edmond Andros wants to run for mayor
b)
because England is getting further involved in their government
c)
because Sir Edmond Andros is from Barbados
d)
because England wants to change their religious values
20.
Why didn’t Kit deliver the package to Hannah right away?
a)
She lost the package on the way home from the ship.
b)
Rachel forbid her to leave the house.
c)
Judith made her promise not to visit Hannah.
d)
She was afraid that she would run into Nat.
21.
What new view does William have about politics?
a)
He wants to run for governor.
b)
He is in support of the King of England.
c)
He now favors the preservation of the charter.
d)
He is now in agreement with Reverend Bulkeley.
22.
What concern does Kit have about politics?
a)
She thinks the men talk about politics too much.
b)
She thinks the men are underestimating the power of England.
c)
She does not like the new governor of Connecticut.
d)
She wishes women could run for office.
23.
Which is the BEST objective summary about the meeting with the governor?
a)
The men from the colony acted inappropriately, but eventually got their way.
b)
The charter disappeared, and Connecticut was annexed to Massachusetts.
c)
The men from the colony cleverly tricked the arrogant governor from England.
d)
The charter disappeared, and control of Massachusetts was given to Connecticut.
24.
Which of these is the BEST example of a paradox? A paradox is a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement that when investigated may prove to be well-founded or true.
a)
"I know where the charter went," she whispred. "The spirits took it."
b)
Snubbed again, Kit fell silent and listened to that unaccustomed shouting in the distance.
c)
She knew she had overheard an account of serious insubordination to the King, yet in her heart she was glad that her uncle had known this small victory.
d)
Tonight she had understood for the first time what her aunt had seen in that fierce man to make her cross an ocean at his side.
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