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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 book does Aunt Hespa tell Marguerite inspired the quilt pattern Delectable Mountain?
(a) The Bible.
(b) Pilgrim's Pride.
(c) Pride and Prejudice.
(d) Pilgrim's Passage.

2. How does Aunt Hespa get across the channel to help treat Debby's burns?
(a) Skis.
(b) A sled.
(c) A boat.
(d) A horse.

3. To what does Caleb often compare Marguerite to, suggesting his thoughts as to her trustworthiness?
(a) Scots.
(b) Catholics.
(c) Indians.
(d) Englishmen.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Jerusha?

2. Why does Joel Sargent refuse to ask any of his neighbors for more ammunition?

3. Why does Dolly quickly insist on putting a splint on Joel's injured leg?

4. At the end of part 2, why does Aunt Hespa have Seth draw a pattern of Marguerite's feet?

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

(see the answer key)

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