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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Summer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the point of view of the novel?
(a) Second person.
(b) First person.
(c) Third person limited.
(d) Third person omniscient.

2. To where were Marguerite, her uncle, and her grandmother planning to go when they left France?
(a) St. Louis.
(b) New York.
(c) Marblehead.
(d) Canada.

3. What does Caleb Sargent often call Marguerite in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Injun.
(b) Frenchee.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Girl.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Aunt Hespa's song, what happens to the young woman's lover?

2. What is a bound-out girl?

3. What is the name of the ship the Sargents are sailing on to get to their new farm?

4. In what year does the novel begin?

5. How much older than Marguerite is Caleb?

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