Witch of Blackbird Pond Trivia Quiz

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Answer: Judith

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