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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 work do the women indulge after the large meal is finished during the Raising?
(a) Darning socks.
(b) Knitting and patchwork.
(c) Washing dishes.
(d) Laundry.

2. Who tells Marguerite she did the right thing after her encounter with the bear?
(a) Abby Welles.
(b) Aunt Hespa.
(c) Joel and Dolly Sargent.
(d) Seth Jordan.

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

4. How does Marguerite propose she reach Aunt Hespa for help in caring for Debby's burns?
(a) Walk across the frozen channel.
(b) Swim across the channel.
(c) Boat across the channel.
(d) Climb over the channel on an old rope bridge.

5. Who is Jerusha?
(a) A corncob doll.
(b) A sheep.
(c) Dolly's sister.
(d) Joel's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is to sail with the Isabella B when it leaves for Portsmouth?

2. Who built the casket for Debby's body?

3. In part 3, who does Marguerite find preparing for breakfast in the kitchen the morning after the men go to check on smoke at Sargent's Point?

4. What does grit mean as used in Part 1 of this novel?

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

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