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

2. What is the name of the place where Marguerite and her grandmother end up after they run out of money?
(a) Jail.
(b) Hospice.
(c) Poor Farm.
(d) Orphanage.

3. In Aunt Hespa's song, what is the dress the young woman wanted to make her dress out of?
(a) Cashmere.
(b) Spun cotton.
(c) Sprigged calico.
(d) Silk.

4. How does Marguerite get a bruise on her forehead?
(a) She is punished by Joel Sargent for insolence.
(b) She falls below deck during the storm.
(c) She is kicked by one of the children in their sleep.
(d) She is hit with debris while helping to save the livestock during a storm.

5. How many children do the Sargents have?
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Seven.
(d) Six.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much older than Marguerite is Caleb?

2. What animal do the children find at Falmouth and decide to adopt?

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

4. What is a skiff?

5. What is a dory?

(see the answer key)

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