The Witch of Blackbird Pond

Ch 21

 

Vocabulary:

 

              1)     Dowery                    A)   To scan over an area

 

              2)     Parish                      B)  A type of small ship

 

              3)     Surveyed                 C)  The property a woman brings to her husband in marriage

 

              4)     Governess              D)  To avoid

 

              5)     Eluded                     E)  A church district

 

              6)     Yardarm                  F)   A woman who teaches or trains a child especially in a

                                                            private home

 

              7)     Ketch                       G)  Either end of the yard of a square rigged ship

 

 

Short Answer:

 

1)         What was the whole family looking forward to in the spring?  What in particular were the girls working have ready?  What was Kit’s contribution to the happy event?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2)         Describe Kit’s reaction to the different seasons (esp. Fall, Winter, Spring).  Why was she suddenly feeling sad about the coming summer? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3)         If you were Kit, do you think you would leave Connecticut (This is before Nat returns?)  Why or why not?  What factors did she have to consider?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4)         Why was she so anxious for the return of ships up the river?  Why did the thought of those ships cause her to worry?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5)         What happened to the “Dolphin?”  What did Nat name the new ship?  Do you think this was a good name or not?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6)         Describe your opinion of the book.  Explain the “highlights” or the “lowlights” to support your opinion.