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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Fall.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does grit mean as used in Part 1 of this novel?
(a) Courage.
(b) Stupidity.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Foreigner.

2. Where does young Jacob sit while eating his midday meal?
(a) On Marguerite's lap.
(b) On the ship's rail.
(c) On the ship's deck.
(d) On a keg.

3. Off of what island is it said is the best fishing in Penobscot Bay?
(a) Isle au Haut.
(b) Sunday Island.
(c) Mount Desert.
(d) Monhegan.

4. What item of clothing does Aunt Hespa give to Marguerite at the end of part 2?
(a) A new dress.
(b) Cotton underclothing.
(c) Stockings.
(d) Boots.

5. From what port in France did Marguerite, her uncle, and her grandmother sail from the year before the opening of the novel?
(a) Calais.
(b) Bordeaux.
(c) Arles.
(d) Le Havre.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Aunt Hespa's song, what is the dress the young woman wanted to make her dress out of?

2. In what year does the novel begin?

3. What business did Marguerite's uncle plan to start in the New World?

4. How many pairs of shoes does Dolly tell Aunt Hespa there are for her children and Marguerite that winter in Part 2?

5. What job is Marguerite immediately given as the Raising starts?

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