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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In part 3, who keeps watch through the night while the men go to check on the fire at Sargent's Point?
(a) The Morse men.
(b) The Jordan men.
(c) The Stanley men.
(d) The Sargent men.

2. In what year does the novel begin?
(a) 1843.
(b) 1743.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1643.

3. What item does Marguerite wish she had at the beginning of part 3 so that she might pray for Ira Sargent and Abby Welles?
(a) A rosary.
(b) A Bible.
(c) A St. Jude medal.
(d) A crucifix.

4. How does Marguerite get a bruise on her forehead?
(a) She is kicked by one of the children in their sleep.
(b) She is hit with debris while helping to save the livestock during a storm.
(c) She falls below deck during the storm.
(d) She is punished by Joel Sargent for insolence.

5. What is an excuse for festivity as Marguerite guesses in the beginning of Part 2?
(a) Wool gathering.
(b) Barn raising.
(c) A roof raising.
(d) Corn shelling.

Short Answer Questions

1. In part 2, Marguerite stumbles on a cave and finds a pile of bones near a cold fire. What else does she find?

2. What is a reel?

3. In part 3, it is revealed that Ira plans to make his home where?

4. What is a skiff?

5. Who is the main character of Calico Bush?

(see the answer key)

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