| Question |
Answer |
| When the novel begins, where is Kit, why is she there, and what is the date? |
Kit is on the ship, the Dolphin, in 1687 on her way to live with her aunt in America. |
| When were the horses on the Dolphin? |
The ship took the horses from Connecticut to Barbados and traded them for sugar and molasses. |
| Why did the captain's wife go on trips only during the winter? |
So she could enjoy the springtime tending her garden and spinning. |
| Why did Goodwife Cruff hit her little girl when they were in the longboat? |
She had dropped her wooden toy into the river. |
| Why did Nat get angry at Kit when she saved the gir's doll? |
She beat him back to the boat and he got his clothes wet. |
| The fact that Kit grew up in Barbados is important to the story because it helps the reader to understand what? |
Why Kit is such a good swimmer. |
| "Flew off the handle" is an idiom (expression) that means what? |
to get mad and upset very quickly |
| Why doesn't Kit remember her parents? |
They had drowned when she was very little. |
| Why didn't Captain Eaton bring back slaves on his ship? |
Captain Eaton did not believe in slavery. |
| Did Kit think Wethersfield was pretty and welcoming? |
Kit was very disappointed in Wethersfield. |
| What two things could Kit do that most women in the colonies could not? |
Kit could swim and read. |
| What did Nat mean when he told Kit, "Remember, only the guilty ones stay afloat." |
He's warning her not to swim in front of people. |
| How do Aunt Rachel and Uncle Matthew differ in their reaction to Kit's arrival? |
Rachel is happy while Matthew is not very happy. |
| What was Uncle Matthew referring to when he said, "What is all this?" |
Kit's seven trunks |
| Was Kit shy or bold? |
bold |
| The relationship between Kit and Goodwife Cruff is an example of which type of conflict? |
person vs person conflict |
| The fact that there was little or no wind to help the Dolphin sail up the river to Wethersfield is an example of which type of conflict? |
person vs nature conflict |
| The toy was drifting farther and farther from the boat, LIKE a useless twig in the current is an example of a simile or metaphor? |
simile because of the word "like" |
| The name of the protagonist of the novel is |
Kit Tyler |
| The name of Kit's aunt is |
Rachel Wood |
| The name of Kit's uncle is |
Matthew Wood |
| The woman who hit her little girl is |
Goodwife Cruff |
| The name of the young man who is going to study theology with Rev. Bulkeley is |
John Holbrook |
| The name of Kit's cousin who walks with crutches is |
Mercy |
| The name of the captain's son is |
Nat Eaton |
| The name of the little girl who dropped her doll into the river is |
Prudence |
| The name of Kit's cousin who is beautiful is |
Judith |
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