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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Winter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What image does Dolly suggest the neighbors will compare her children to if they are not washed and cleaned?
(a) Pigs playing in slop.
(b) Sheep just brought in from the fields.
(c) Cows caught in a muddy paddock.
(d) A horse lathered in sweat after a heavy run.

2. What does Caleb criticize Marguerite for doing after she saw the bear?
(a) For scaring it away.
(b) For leaving the butter in the stream.
(c) For allowing the dog to attack it.
(d) For allowing the children to follow the dog.

3. What special addition did Dolly make to Marguerite and the twins' dress the morning of the Raising?
(a) Blue yarn in their hair.
(b) New shoes.
(c) New dresses.
(d) Green ribbons for their hair.

4. What do the children talk about as they watch the men work at the Raising?
(a) They compare the men's stamina.
(b) They compare the men's clothing.
(c) They compare the men's tools.
(d) They compare the men's work abilities.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Indian call the person who helped heal him in Quebec?

2. In part 2, what does Aunt Hespa tell Marguerite she is waiting for in order to complete the squares for her Delectable Mountain quilt?

3. Who plays the fiddle during Marguerite's visit at Aunt Hespa's?

4. Who is the main character of Calico Bush?

5. What do the children eat with their bread that makes Dolly worry about their cleanliness?

(see the answer key)

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