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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says the young man in Aunt Hespa's song was wrong to leave his lover?
(a) Seth Jordan.
(b) Ethan Jordan.
(c) Joel Sargent.
(d) Ira Sargent.

2. In what year does the novel begin?
(a) 1743.
(b) 1643.
(c) 1843.
(d) 1943.

3. Who is Jerusha?
(a) Dolly's sister.
(b) A corncob doll.
(c) A sheep.
(d) Joel's mother.

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

5. What chore does Caleb allow Marguerite to do that she often finds wearisome, though she refuses to tell Caleb, in Part 2?
(a) Scraping animal hides.
(b) Drying fish.
(c) Potato digging.
(d) Corn grinding.

Short Answer Questions

1. In part 2, what does Aunt Hespa tell Marguerite she is waiting for in order to complete the squares for her Delectable Mountain quilt?

2. Who does the children hope will come find them while they are lost in the woods in part 2?

3. How do the twins explain to Marguerite the crickets make their noises?

4. What is the name of the place where Marguerite and her grandmother end up after they run out of money?

5. What does Dolly Sargent use to nurse her baby on the ship?

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