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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Fall.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Marguerite only use French when she is alone?
(a) The Sargents do not approve of her use of the foreign tongue.
(b) The Sargents cannot understand, therefore she is trying to be polite.
(c) She wants to keep it private, only for herself.
(d) She wants to surprise the Sargents by teaching the language to the children.

3. From what port in France did Marguerite, her uncle, and her grandmother sail from the year before the opening of the novel?
(a) Le Havre.
(b) Arles.
(c) Bordeaux.
(d) Calais.

4. What does Dolly Sargent use to nurse her baby on the ship?
(a) A rubber glove.
(b) A hollowed out gourd filled with milk.
(c) A wooden cup.
(d) Cleaned pig intestines.

5. What do Marguerite and the twins spend the morning of the Raising doing?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Garnishing puddings and cakes.
(c) Picking feathers from wildfowl.
(d) Planting rows of corn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the mugs made of that Aunt Hespa serves milk in after Marguerite's ordeal in the channel saving the cows?

2. What does Caleb criticize Marguerite for doing after she saw the bear?

3. What is an excuse for festivity as Marguerite guesses in the beginning of Part 2?

4. What is the name of the place where Marguerite and her grandmother end up after they run out of money?

5. In part 2, why does Joel Sargent forbid Marguerite from telling the neighbors about the items she found in the cave?

(see the answer key)

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