The Witch of Blackbird Pond Education Quotes

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Quote #10

She had memorized the hornbook in a few day’s time and sped through the primer. After that she had plunged headlong into the only other reading matter available, Hannah’s tattered Bible. Kit had chosen the Psalms to begin with, and slowly, syllable by syllable, Prudence was spelling out the lines, while Hannah sat listening, her own lips often moving with the child’s in the lines she remembered and could no longer read. (16.62)

It is reading and learning that brings Kit, Hannah, and Prudence together – and which helps Prudence flourish and gain confidence.

Quote #11

“What is it?” asked Matthew.

“Looks like a sort of hornbook.”

“Who ever saw a hornbook like that?” demanded Goodman Cruff “’Tis the devil’s own writing.” (18.30-32)

Why is it significant that it’s the hornbook that exposes Kit as Hannah’s friend?

Quote #12

“What can you read, child?”

“I can read the Bible.” (19.110-111)

It is Prudence’s ability to read that ultimately saves Kit. Is it important what book she reads? Why?