View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where are Aunt Hespa's family from?
(a) England.
(b) Ireland.
(c) France.
(d) Scotland.

3. Why does Marguerite decide Indians must not be so bad as they travel through Penobscot Bay?
(a) One saved a French explorer.
(b) They come from French Canada.
(c) A Baron of France married one.
(d) They often live with the French.

4. Why has the author begun her book with the poem Maypole Point?
(a) To build tension in the story.
(b) To foreshadow the death of Marguerite.
(c) To preface the story.
(d) To show off her poetic side.

5. What kind of dress to several of the Sargent children wish they could have?
(a) Dresses of soft cotton.
(b) Dresses with color and patterns.
(c) Dresses with long, stiff skirts.
(d) Dresses of silk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a skiff?

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

3. What skill was Marguerite taught by the Sisters in a convent in France?

4. What do the children eat with their bread that makes Dolly worry about their cleanliness?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 270 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample