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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 2, rumors of what delayed the sailing of the Isabella B in one of two incidences?
(a) A French invasion.
(b) Indian raids.
(c) Bad storms.
(d) Heavy seas.

2. Why does Marguerite only use French when she is alone?
(a) The Sargents cannot understand, therefore she is trying to be polite.
(b) She wants to surprise the Sargents by teaching the language to the children.
(c) She wants to keep it private, only for herself.
(d) The Sargents do not approve of her use of the foreign tongue.

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

4. Whose fresh dress and white knitted stockings makes Marguerite feel self conscious?
(a) Eliza Stanley.
(b) Hannah Welles.
(c) Mary Jane Morse.
(d) Abby Welles.

5. What is the last thing the men do to the house before they finish work at the Raising?
(a) Clean up the wood chips from the chopping of logs.
(b) Press moss into the cracks between the logs.
(c) Carry the furniture into the house.
(d) Install glass in the windows.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hannah Welles claim is tempting Providence in Part 2?

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

3. What chore does Caleb allow Marguerite to do that she often finds wearisome, though she refuses to tell Caleb, in Part 2?

4. Why has the author begun her book with the poem Maypole Point?

5. How has Ira Sargent created a calendar at the new farm?

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