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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 crops did the Sargents plant upon their arrival that are just coming up in Part 2?
(a) Potatoes, rice, and watermelon.
(b) Corn, rice, and radishes.
(c) Potatoes, tomatoes, and beans.
(d) Corn, turnips, and potatoes.

2. What does Marguerite quickly learn a bound-out girl is not expected to hold?
(a) The children.
(b) Food.
(c) Opinions of their own.
(d) Money.

3. What is a skiff?
(a) A large sailboat.
(b) A laundry tool.
(c) A small boat.
(d) A surf board.

4. What does Aunt Hespa bring for Marguerite when she arrives at the Raising?
(a) A doll.
(b) A new dress.
(c) Fresh herbs.
(d) New stockings.

5. How has Ira Sargent created a calendar at the new farm?
(a) By cutting notches into a board.
(b) By cutting notches into a tree in the front yard.
(c) Cutting notches for each day into a pole beside the front door step.
(d) By cutting notches into the bed post.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Marguerite untangling as the novel begins?

2. What reason does the captain give for changing the originally intended course of the ship to the new farm?

3. What is a bound-out girl?

4. In what year does the novel begin?

5. In Part 2, rumors of what delayed the sailing of the Isabella B in one of two incidences?

(see the answer key)

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