(CK) Witch of Blackbird Pond Chapters 1-3
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| 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.
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| When were the horses on the Dolphin? | The ship took the horses from Connecticut to Barbados and traded them for sugar and molasses.
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| Why did the captain's wife go on trips only during the winter? | So she could enjoy the springtime tending her garden and spinning.
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| Why did Goodwife Cruff hit her little girl when they were in the longboat? | She had dropped her wooden toy into the river.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| "Flew off the handle" is an idiom (expression) that means what? | to get mad and upset very quickly
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| Why doesn't Kit remember her parents? | They had drowned when she was very little.
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| Why didn't Captain Eaton bring back slaves on his ship? | Captain Eaton did not believe in slavery.
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| Did Kit think Wethersfield was pretty and welcoming? | Kit was very disappointed in Wethersfield.
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| What two things could Kit do that most women in the colonies could not? | Kit could swim and read.
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| 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.
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| How do Aunt Rachel and Uncle Matthew differ in their reaction to Kit's arrival? | Rachel is happy while Matthew is not very happy.
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| What was Uncle Matthew referring to when he said, "What is all this?" | Kit's seven trunks
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| Was Kit shy or bold? | bold
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| The relationship between Kit and Goodwife Cruff is an example of which type of conflict? | person vs person conflict
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| 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
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| 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"
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| The name of the protagonist of the novel is | Kit Tyler
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| The name of Kit's aunt is | Rachel Wood
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| The name of Kit's uncle is | Matthew Wood
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| The woman who hit her little girl is | Goodwife Cruff
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| The name of the young man who is going to study theology with Rev. Bulkeley is | John Holbrook
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| The name of Kit's cousin who walks with crutches is | Mercy
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| The name of the captain's son is | Nat Eaton
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| The name of the little girl who dropped her doll into the river is | Prudence
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| The name of Kit's cousin who is beautiful is | Judith
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