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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 do Marguerite and the twins spend the morning of the Raising doing?
(a) Garnishing puddings and cakes.
(b) Planting rows of corn.
(c) Fishing.
(d) Picking feathers from wildfowl.

2. Off of what island is it said is the best fishing in Penobscot Bay?
(a) Sunday Island.
(b) Isle au Haut.
(c) Mount Desert.
(d) Monhegan.

3. 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 tools.
(c) They compare the men's clothing.
(d) They compare the men's work abilities.

4. What is a jog?
(a) A type of shoes.
(b) A type of exercise.
(c) A type of dance.
(d) A type of dress.

5. Who is Champlain?
(a) A French painter.
(b) A French priest.
(c) A French explorer.
(d) A French aristocrat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the things that delayed the sailing of the Isabella B prior to the Raising?

2. What is Passageewakeag?

3. What is a reel?

4. What does Marguerite say over the grave when she first visits Debby's grave?

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

(see the answer key)

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