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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 Marguerite point out in the night sky to the children?
(a) The full moon.
(b) Constellations.
(c) The direction to their new home.
(d) A falling star.

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

3. When Marguerite is awoken by the storm, what is the first thing she does?
(a) Reaches for her rosary.
(b) Reaches for her money.
(c) Reaches for her belongings.
(d) Reaches for the children.

4. In Aunt Hespa's song, what happens to the young woman's lover?
(a) He was murdered by theives.
(b) He froze to death while traveling to get his bride a nice wedding dress.
(c) He froze to death working in the fields of his farm.
(d) He died at sea.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Passageewakeag?

2. Who is Seth Jordan?

3. Who plays the fiddle during Marguerite's visit at Aunt Hespa's?

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

5. Who is the main character of Calico Bush?

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