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

2. What does Hannah Welles claim is tempting Providence in Part 2?
(a) Ignoring the advice of neighbors.
(b) Allowing Aunt Hepsa to sew a cut on Jacob's head.
(c) Moving into the new house after blood was spilled in the doorway.
(d) Living so close to a known Indian burial ground.

3. What is still left to be done in the Sargents' house after the Raising is done?
(a) Floors to be laid and furnishing constructed.
(b) Windows need glass.
(c) Bedrooms are to be added later.
(d) A stove needs to be brought from Marblehead.

4. What does Caleb Sargent often call Marguerite in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Frenchee.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Injun.
(d) Girl.

5. What does Aunt Hespa boil in milk to help cure health complaints?
(a) Poppies.
(b) Mullein leaves.
(c) Bayberry leaves.
(d) Sheep laurel petals.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who rescues Marguerite out of the water after she rescues the cow and calf?

4. Who is Champlain?

5. What animal does Marguerite think Dolly resembles in her homespun dress and scoop bonnet?

(see the answer key)

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