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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 business did Marguerite's uncle plan to start in the New World?
(a) A violin repair shop.
(b) A shoe repair shop.
(c) A dance studio.
(d) A music store.

2. Who says the young man in Aunt Hespa's song was wrong to leave his lover?
(a) Seth Jordan.
(b) Ira Sargent.
(c) Joel Sargent.
(d) Ethan Jordan.

3. How much older than Marguerite is Caleb?
(a) Two years.
(b) The same age.
(c) Three years.
(d) A year.

4. What image does Dolly suggest the neighbors will compare her children to if they are not washed and cleaned?
(a) Cows caught in a muddy paddock.
(b) Pigs playing in slop.
(c) A horse lathered in sweat after a heavy run.
(d) Sheep just brought in from the fields.

5. What does Marguerite think of her reflection after having not seen herself for many months?
(a) She likes what she sees.
(b) Her reflection seems odd to her becasue it has matured some.
(c) She is unhappy with the shape of her nose.
(d) She thinks she looks like an Indian.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Dolly blame for the baby's burns?

2. How does Marguerite catch sight of her reflection for the first time in many months?

3. Who are the Morses?

4. Who rescues Marguerite out of the water after she rescues the cow and calf?

5. Why has the author begun her book with the poem Maypole Point?

(see the answer key)

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