Ch. 9 Questions Flashcards
What trait does mercy have that enables her to manage the children
Patience
Why does mercy worry about kits teaching methods
Wondered if it was right to bribe the children into good behavior by telling stories
it was not the way the school master enforced discipline
worried that Kit is indulging the children
What is kits response to Mercy’s concerns about her teaching ideas
Ignores mercy’s warnings
looks forward to the stories
says there’s nothing wrong with a reward at the end of a day’s work
What do schoolmaster do Eleazar Kimberly and the Reverend Woodbridge do when they observe the dame school
Hit the kids with a cane
sent them all home and told them not to come back until further notice
Fired kit
questioned Mercy continuing with the dame school
How does kit react to the schoolmaster and the clergyman’s visit
Begged them not to discontinue Mercy’s school
says it was not Mercy’s fault
feels bad that she got mercy in trouble runs away and finds herself at the Meadow
Why did kit go to the meadow
She was upset she has a troubled heart and she didn’t want to see mercy cry
What is kids impression of Hannah Tupper when she sees Hannah close by and then enters her house
Scared of momentarily slightly startled/confused
Hannah seem to belong there
Hannah seemed harmless and unexpectedly appealing
Hannah likes her/treat her nicely
house feels peaceful and clean
Summarize how Hannah came to live in the meadow. Why does she have a scar on her forehead?
She and her husband walked from Dorchester MA
no one wanted to help them because of the brand on their foreheads
they live near the marshes in a matter that reminded her husband of home the brand on her forehead is because she’s a Quaker
What feelings and experiences does Kit admit to Hannah
Homesick bitterness/confusion story about the school growing up and coming to Connecticut unwelcome feels no one has asked her about her grandfather doesn't belong they don't want her everything she does/says is wrong
Why do you think Hannah showed kit the beautiful red flower that came from Africa? What might the flower represent as a symbol for Kit
The flower was foreign like kit, but it still grew and learned to fit in like kit is attempting to do
it is a symbol that she can grow and find a home
don’t give up
What does the sentence mean “Hannah Tupper was far from being a witch, but she it certainly worked magic charm”
Hannah’s words were inspirational and influential to kit like magic
Calmed her and made her stronger wise/comforting
Hannah/meadow/nature/house made her feel welcome
Why do you think Kit went to Kimberly’s house
To tell him that she will do better in the future and not to cancel the school
ask him for another chance
How does kit managed to control and teach the children in the dame school
Made up lessons (rhymes) which she learned from her grandfather
would tell them a story if they were well behaved
reward them/give them praise/using genius tricks
