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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Fall.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Caleb often compare Marguerite to, suggesting his thoughts as to her trustworthiness?
(a) Catholics.
(b) Indians.
(c) Englishmen.
(d) Scots.

2. What is the last thing the men do to the house before they finish work at the Raising?
(a) Install glass in the windows.
(b) Press moss into the cracks between the logs.
(c) Carry the furniture into the house.
(d) Clean up the wood chips from the chopping of logs.

3. What is a dory?
(a) A tool.
(b) A bird.
(c) A large ship.
(d) A small boat.

4. What does Aunt Hespa bring for Marguerite when she arrives at the Raising?
(a) New stockings.
(b) Fresh herbs.
(c) A doll.
(d) A new dress.

5. What is one of the reasons Joel Sargent gives for deciding to sell all he owns to buy this new farm?
(a) The sugar maples on the new land.
(b) The large amount of land as compared to only an acre or two in Marblehead.
(c) The farmhouse.
(d) The ability to grow more food for the family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What work do the women indulge after the large meal is finished during the Raising?

2. Who are the Morses?

3. What special clothing is Debby wearing for the Raising?

4. Of whom is the poem Maypole Point about?

5. When Marguerite is awoken by the storm, what is the first thing she does?

(see the answer key)

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