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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 is one of the ears of corn red?
(a) It is a sign that the person who finds it will marry soon.
(b) It is a game. The winner gets out of work for the day.
(c) It is a traditional object of good luck.
(d) It hides money in its silk.

2. What is Passageewakeag?
(a) An Indian term for place of ghosts or spirits.
(b) A French term for homeland.
(c) An Indian term for holy land.
(d) A French term for cemetery.

3. Who does the children hope will come find them while they are lost in the woods in part 2?
(a) Joel.
(b) Pumpkin.
(c) Caleb.
(d) Ira.

4. 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 Sargent men.
(c) The Jordan men.
(d) The Stanley men.

5. Who rescues Marguerite out of the water after she rescues the cow and calf?
(a) Dolly Sargent.
(b) Caleb Sargent.
(c) Ira Sargent.
(d) Joel Sargent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What unpleasant side effect does a storm have on the occupants of the Sargent home in part 3?

2. What favorite memory of Christmas with the Sisters at the convent does Marguerite have?

3. In part 2, what bird does Marguerite show a reluctance to eat?

4. Off of what island is it said is the best fishing in Penobscot Bay?

5. What special addition did Dolly make to Marguerite and the twins' dress the morning of the Raising?

(see the answer key)

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