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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is one of the ears of corn red?
(a) It is a traditional object of good luck.
(b) It is a game. The winner gets out of work for the day.
(c) It hides money in its silk.
(d) It is a sign that the person who finds it will marry soon.

2. Where does young Jacob sit while eating his midday meal?
(a) On a keg.
(b) On the ship's deck.
(c) On the ship's rail.
(d) On Marguerite's lap.

3. 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 ability to grow more food for the family.
(d) The farmhouse.

4. In part 2, what do the men spend most of their evenings doing?
(a) Telling stories of their childhoods.
(b) Whittling spoons out of wood.
(c) Building furniture.
(d) Reading the Bible.

5. Who rescues Marguerite out of the water after she rescues the cow and calf?
(a) Dolly Sargent.
(b) Joel Sargent.
(c) Caleb Sargent.
(d) Ira Sargent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is an excuse for festivity as Marguerite guesses in the beginning of Part 2?

2. Off of what island is it said is the best fishing in Penobscot Bay?

3. What do Marguerite and the twins spend the morning of the Raising doing?

4. Who tells Marguerite she did the right thing after her encounter with the bear?

5. In Aunt Hespa's song, what happens to the young woman's lover?

(see the answer key)

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