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Quiz about Witch of Blackbird Pond
Quiz about Witch of Blackbird Pond

Witch of Blackbird Pond Trivia Quiz


This quiz is on the book, the "Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare. In my opinion, it is a great work of literature.

A multiple-choice quiz by tiger411. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
tiger411
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
244,273
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
290
Last 3 plays: Guest 74 (8/10), Guest 208 (8/10), Guest 107 (6/10).
Question 1 of 10
1. Who is the protagonist of the story? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What is the main setting of the book? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Where does Hannah (Widow) Tupper specifically live? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who has a romantic interest in Kit? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Who does John Holbrook wish to marry? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What is Kit's last name? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. In the beginning, how does Kit describe the shore? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What is Goodwife Cruff's child's name? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What kind of work do Mercy and Kit do during the summer? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Who is really interested in William's house building? Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Mar 14 2024 : Guest 74: 8/10
Mar 06 2024 : Guest 208: 8/10
Feb 28 2024 : Guest 107: 6/10
Feb 16 2024 : valleyaggie: 8/10
Feb 07 2024 : Guest 166: 8/10
Feb 01 2024 : Guest 104: 1/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who is the protagonist of the story?

Answer: Kit

Kit is the protagonist of the story. Her real name is Katherine, but she prefers being called Kit. She moved to Wethersfield, Connecticut from Barbados. She was born in England, but her parents passed away when she was very little, so she moved in with her grandfather in Barbados. Kit was raised in Barbados.

She moved to Connecticut because of the death of her grandfather. She moves in with her Aunt Rachel, Uncle Matthew and her two cousins Mercy and Judith. Kit is 16 years old. Words to describe Kit are caring, generous, kind and impulsive.

She has a rough time adjusting to becoming a Puritan.
2. What is the main setting of the book?

Answer: Wethersfield, Connecticut

The book takes place in Wethersfield, Connecticut at the time of the witch trials. Kit moves to Wethersfield from Barbados due to the death of her grandfather.
3. Where does Hannah (Widow) Tupper specifically live?

Answer: In the meadow

Hannah Tupper lives in the meadow. She moved to Wethersfield from Massachusetts. She and her husband were forced to leave Massachusetts. Hannah is elderly and she is a Quaker. Kit first meets her in the meadow. Kit was comforted by the meadow because it reminded her of the sugar cane fields in Barbados, yet she is also homesick as a result.
4. Who has a romantic interest in Kit?

Answer: Both Nat and William

Nat and William both like Kit. William is courting Kit, but Kit doesn't wish to marry him. Nat likes Kit, and Kit likes him. Nat is very jealous of William. John Holbrook and Kit are just good friends, and John Holbrook is interested in her cousin, Mercy.
5. Who does John Holbrook wish to marry?

Answer: Mercy

John hopes to marry Mercy. He gets into a misunderstanding with the Wood family, because they are all thinking he wants to court Judith.
6. What is Kit's last name?

Answer: Tyler

Her last name is Tyler. She is the protagonist. When she moves to Wethersfield from Barbodos, she moves in with her aunt, uncle and two cousins. Their last name is Wood. Aunt Rachel Wood is her mother's sister. Aunt Rachel is married to Uncle Matthew. The Woods are strict Puritans.
7. In the beginning, how does Kit describe the shore?

Answer: Gray and dull

Kit describes the shore as gray and dull. It isn't like the shores in Barbados. When she comes to Connecticut, it's a shock because at the time, Connecticut was undeveloped.
8. What is Goodwife Cruff's child's name?

Answer: Prudence

Her child's name is Prudence. Goodwife Cruff is rather abusive to Prudence. Goodwife Cruff doesn't allow Prudence to go to school because she claims Prudence is too "dumb" to learn.
9. What kind of work do Mercy and Kit do during the summer?

Answer: Teach at the dame school

Kit and Mercy teach at the dame school. The children go to the dame school every week of the summer for about four cents a week. Kit has the children "play-act" a scene of the Bible, and the schoolmaster doesn't approve of that. Kit and Mercy get into a great deal of trouble because of that incident. Kit started the play acting because she wanted the children to understand what was happening in the Bible story.
10. Who is really interested in William's house building?

Answer: Judith

Judith is interested in William's house building because if William didn't want to marry Kit, he would probably marry Judith.
Source: Author tiger411

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