The Heretic's Daughter Test Flashcards
What medium is used for this work?
A first hand account of events
From whose perspective is this story told?
Lydia’s grandmother
What is the dominant physical feature of the narrator’s father?
He is tall
Why was the narrator sent to Billerica?
Andover had small pox
With whom does the narrator stay?
With an aunt and uncle
The narrator and her cousin are called what by the uncle
The twins
What does the narrator trade with cousin Margaret?
A poppet
In whose house does the narrator live in Andover?
a grandmother’s
Who moves in with the narrator’s family?
Mercy
Of what does cousin Allen accuse the narrator’s family?
Taking his grandmother’s land from him
What is Mercy’s backstory?
She was kidnapped by a native tribe and orphaned
What happened when the lightening struck the tree?
The field burned
What does Mercy say Richard did?
Made her pregnant
After the narrator’s mom and uncle fight, where is the next place the narrator sees the uncle?
The inn drinking ale with a woman
Where does the narrator’s mom take the narrator to vent her feelings?
a field out beyond the family plot where her mother took her
What does the mother give to the narrator to eat at the moment?
A mushroom
What does Mercy do to the narrator in the graveyard outside the meetinghouse?
A bite on the ear
What does the narrator do in the meetinghouse that draws looks?
Laughs
What was cousin Allen doing in the barn?
Setting a fire
What is the secret the narrator must keep about the narrator’s mother?
Her red book
What was stolen from the narrator by Mercy?
A needle
How did they say the Carrier family was responsible for the death of thirteen people?
Brought small pox
What eventually happened to the narrator’s uncle?
Committed suicide according to Dr. Ames
The narrator’s father was rumored to have killed?
King Charles I
The mother’s advice to the narrator was to:
Tell the court anything they wanted to hear
When was the first time the narrator’s father held the narrator as far as could be remembered?
After her brothers were jailed
What did the narrator’s brother do to prove he was not “useless.”?
Diverted and shot a rabid dog
What does the narrator say to the doctor if he takes brother’s arm?
She will curse him
What were the two words the 80 year old man said as they piled stones on top of him?
“more weight”
The sheriff’s wife would come to the cell to do what?
Barter clothing for food
When they began to release prisoners, who were the first to go?
Children of Andover
What happened to the narrator’s cousin Margaret?
Kidnapped by a native tribe
