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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Spring.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a loom?
(a) A device that makes thread from wool.
(b) A device that weaves thread into cloth.
(c) A device that dyes raw wool.
(d) A device that cleans raw wool.

2. Of whom is the poem Maypole Point about?
(a) Aunt Hespa.
(b) Dolly.
(c) Marguerite.
(d) Debby.

3. What does Ira Sargent compare to pulling the teeth of a giant?
(a) Forcing Marguerite to do a chore.
(b) Removing large stumps from the ground.
(c) Encouraging Hannah Welles to accept his engagement to Abby.
(d) Making the children obey.

4. Off of what island is it said is the best fishing in Penobscot Bay?
(a) Sunday Island.
(b) Mount Desert.
(c) Isle au Haut.
(d) Monhegan.

5. At the end of part 2, what does Aunt Hespa have Seth draw a pattern of Marguerite's feet on?
(a) Paper.
(b) The floor.
(c) Cowhide.
(d) Cloth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Abby want to learn the embroidery stitches Marguerite learned to do in a convent in France?

2. To what does Caleb often compare Marguerite to, suggesting his thoughts as to her trustworthiness?

3. What does Caleb ask Marguerite to take care of in his absence?

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

5. From what port in France did Marguerite, her uncle, and her grandmother sail from the year before the opening of the novel?

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