A Novel
by Kathleen Kent
Paperback, Oct 2009,
368 pages.
review by : Diska Amanda
I absolutely
love this novel, and this book will always hold a special place in my heart. Kathleen
Kent's novel, from the perspective of young Sarah Carrier, was moving and
informative. The Salem witch trials, and that time in history, were obviously
well researched by Kent and written so that the reader can see and feel what
the characters lived through.
The story
happened quite a long time ago, when people were easily suspicious of
everything and easily intimidated. It happened to Sarah carrier and her family
and some unlucky people who were blamed by others for something they didn’t do.
Sarah and her
family lived in the city of Andover, New England. She was only about ten years
old when she realized that people living around their house were not really
welcoming her family. Things got worse when her mother was arrested and sent to
jail because of something she didn’t commit. She was accused of practicing
black magic just because some women said so. They pretended to suffer from some
kind of disease and pointed out that it was Martha Carrier’s doing. Following
her mother, Richard, Sarah’s oldest brother was also sent to jail. Later on,
even Sarah and her brothers Andrew and Tom were also put behind bars. It hurt
Sarah when her mother asked her to admit that her mother was indeed practicing
black magic. Her mother then was sentenced to death and Sarah and her brothers
were released. So many years later, Sarah finally found out why her mother
admitted being guilty of practicing black magic. Read the book and you’ll find
a touching story of how much a mother loved her family so dearly.
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I absolutely love this novel, and this book will
always hold a special place in my heart.
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Evaluation
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Kathleen Kent's novel, from the perspective of
young Sarah Carrier, was moving and informative. The Salem witch trials, and
that time in history, were obviously well researched by Kent and written so that
the reader can see and feel what the characters lived through.
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Interpretative
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The story happened quite a long time ago, when
people were easily suspicious of everything and easily intimidated. It
happened to Sarah carrier and her family and some unlucky people who were
blamed by others for something they didn’t do.
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Evaluation summation
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Sarah and her family lived in the city of
Andover, New England. She was only about ten years old when she realized that
people living around their house were not really welcoming her family. Things
got worse when her mother was arrested and sent to jail because of something
she didn’t commit. She was accused of practicing black magic just because
some women said so. They pretended to suffer from some kind of disease and
pointed out that it was Martha Carrier’s doing. Following her mother,
Richard, Sarah’s oldest brother was also sent to jail. Later on, even Sarah
and her brothers Andrew and Tom were also put behind bars. It hurt Sarah when
her mother asked her to admit that her mother was indeed practicing black
magic. Her mother then was sentenced to death and Sarah and her brothers were
released. So many years later, Sarah finally found out why her mother
admitted being guilty of practicing black magic. Read the book and you’ll
find a touching story of how much a mother loved her family so dearly.
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Questions :
1. The
text is mainly about…
a.
A review of a novel, The Heretic’s Daughter
b.
The process in making the new novel, The
Heretic’s Daughter
c.
An amusing story dealing with experience in
different ways
d.
An account of an unusual or amusing incident
retold by the novel
e.
The description how the novel is accomplished
through a series of steps
2. “…when
people were easily suspicious of
everything….”
The antonym of the underlined word is…
a.
Distrustful
b.
Leery
c.
Mistrustful
d.
Skeptical
e.
well thought
3. “They
pretended to suffer from some
kind of disease…”
The synonym of the underlined word is…
a.
Anguish
b.
snug
c.
cushy
d.
amused
e.
satisfied
4. Which
of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the text?
a.
Sarah's mother has a black magic
b.
Sarah's mother loves her children
c.
Sarah's mother told her to admit that her mother
has a black magic
d.
Sarah's mother has been accused of black magic
e.
Sarah's mother in law died of death
5. From
the text above we know that Sarah’s Mother is a/an
a.
a strange woman
b.
women who self-centered
c.
woman who loved her children
d.
woman who brings bad luck
e.
women who have black magic
answer:
1. a
2. e
3. a
4. a
5. c
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