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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 does Aunt Hespa boil in milk to help cure health complaints?
(a) Bayberry leaves.
(b) Mullein leaves.
(c) Sheep laurel petals.
(d) Poppies.

2. The growth of what plants signal the end of summer for Marguerite?
(a) Milk thistle and blue bonnets.
(b) Goldenrod and blueberries.
(c) Strawberries and beans.
(d) Goldenrod and red berries.

3. What does Marguerite quietly admire about the men working on the house at the Raising?
(a) Their ability to ignore the children.
(b) Their ability to turn trees into homes.
(c) Their ability to drink freely.
(d) Their ability to do as they please.

4. What excuse does Marguerite give Dolly when she slips out of the house Christmas Eve?
(a) She wants to look for blueberries.
(b) She wants to look for eggs.
(c) She wants to milk the cow.
(d) She wants to gather pine cones for the fire.

5. What is the first word the Indian in the woods speaks to Marguerite?
(a) Noel.
(b) Love.
(c) Help.
(d) Hello.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does young Jacob sit while eating his midday meal?

3. How many children do the Sargents have?

4. Who is Champlain?

5. What does Marguerite call the button she presses into the Indian's hand before leaving him?

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