Who Am I?
I arrived from Barbados with high hopes for a new life, but my lack of skills and knowledge of the Puritan ways made for some rough times ahead.
Who is Kit Tyler?
This Caribbean Island was the original home of Kit Tyler.
What is Barbados?
Uncle Matthew responded with anger when he came home and saw his daughters dressed in Kit's fancy clothing from Barbados. After much pleading, he allowed Mercy to keep this one item.
What was a beautiful blue shawl?
I was once put in the stocks, branded, and banished from MA because I practiced a different religion.
Who is Hannah Tupper?
My father is the captain of The Dolphin, but one day, I may be the captain of my own ketch.
Who is Nat Eaton?
The colony Kit arrives at when The Dolphin first docks in Old Saybrook. (Hint: Not a state yet.)
What is Conneticut?
Kit gave this cherished item to Prudence Cruff so that she could practice her reading. Unfortunately, it was found later on by the townspeople at Hannah's cottage, and used as 'evidence'.
What is a hornbook?
I was looked at with suspicion just because I jumped in the water to retrieve a doll for a young girl.
Who is Kit Tyler?
At first, I was not entirely pleased with the arrival of my niece. However, once I saw how she cared for her cousins when the fever struck our town, I changed my mind about her.
Who is Matthew Wood?
Hannah Tupper's cottage is in the meadow near this body of water.
What is Blackbird Pond?
Kit can't bear to go with the Wood family, so she sneaks out and heads to the stocks by herself. There, she sees Nat, who is being punished for illuminating this person's house with jack-o-lanterns.
Who is William Ashby?
I am a young girl who made friends with two kind people, even though others in town said they were witches.
Who is Prudence?
My husband built me a cottage on Blackbird Pond, where I have lived since being run out of Massachusetts simply because I am a Quaker.
Who is Hannah Tupper?
The town Kit arrives at to meet her aunt, uncle, and cousins, who are quite surprised to see her at their door (along with her 7 trunks).
What is Wethersfield?
Kit is in real danger of being put on trial for witchcraft, until Nat arrives at the courthouse, along with Prudence - who saves Kit with this simple act.
What is reading a passage from the Bible?
The townspeople thought that Hannah had used her witchcraft to change into this animal on the night they burnt down her cottage.
What is a mouse?
I met Kit Tyler aboard The Dolphin on our way to Wethersfield, where I would soon meet my mentor, Reverend Bulkeley.
Who is John Holbrook?
Prudence Cruff stood outside the Woods' house and listened as Kit and Mercy taught the children of Wethersfield how to read and write at this "school".
What is the Dame School?
Nat Eaton docks a new ketch at the wharf in Wethersfield. He names it this, in honor of Kit.
What is The Witch?
I don't believe in witchcraft, which you can clearly see by the "ironic" name I gave my new ketch.
Who is Nat Eaton?