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

2. Why is the roof of the cave darkened?
(a) The Indians have drawn on it.
(b) There have been many fires inside the cave.
(c) The damp has caused a growth of mold.
(d) The bears have rubbed against it, staining it with the oils from their coats.

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

4. What job is Marguerite immediately given as the Raising starts?
(a) Filling the spaces between logs on the new house.
(b) Keeping flies from the food.
(c) Watching over the children.
(d) Cooking the wildfowl.

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) Le Havre.
(c) Arles.
(d) Bordeaux.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much older than Marguerite is Caleb?

3. What special addition did Dolly make to Marguerite and the twins' dress the morning of the Raising?

4. Who is to sail with the Isabella B when it leaves for Portsmouth?

5. What does Aunt Hespa bring for Marguerite when she arrives at the Raising?

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