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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 does Marguerite only use French when she is alone?
(a) She wants to keep it private, only for herself.
(b) The Sargents do not approve of her use of the foreign tongue.
(c) The Sargents cannot understand, therefore she is trying to be polite.
(d) She wants to surprise the Sargents by teaching the language to the children.

2. What are the guests at the Jordans' corn shelling expected to do?
(a) Shred the corn kernels from the cob.
(b) Make creamed corn from the ears of corn.
(c) Peel the outer covering from dried corn.
(d) Pick the ears of corn.

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

4. How do the twins explain to Marguerite the crickets make their noises?
(a) Rubbing their antenna together.
(b) Rubbing their hind legs together.
(c) Rubbing their front legs together.
(d) Rubbing their tails together.

5. What does Marguerite say over the grave when she first visits Debby's grave?
(a) A French prayer.
(b) A French lullaby.
(c) An English lullaby.
(d) An English prayer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Becky Sargent suggest the dog, Pumpkin, smells Indians?

2. What animal do the children find at Falmouth and decide to adopt?

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

4. What is Passageewakeag?

5. The growth of what plants signal the end of summer for Marguerite?

(see the answer key)

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