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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Who is to sail with the Isabella B when it leaves for Portsmouth?
(a) Timothy and Abby Welles.
(b) Timothy Welles and Ethan Jordan.
(c) Ira Sargent and Ethan Jordan.
(d) Ira Sargent and Caleb Sargent.

3. What reason does the captain give for changing the originally intended course of the ship to the new farm?
(a) There are too many storms in the area.
(b) There are too many children on board to risk a slower route.
(c) The ship is too light.
(d) The ship is heavily loaded.

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

5. What is a bound-out girl?
(a) A girl who works as a servant in exchange for room and board.
(b) A girl who is sent to boarding school.
(c) A girl who runs errands for a family.
(d) A girl who travels with families in need.

Short Answer Questions

1. What work do the women indulge after the large meal is finished during the Raising?

2. How does Marguerite get a bruise on her forehead?

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

4. Of whom is the poem Maypole Point about?

5. What sport does Caleb indulge in that has resulted in great amounts of meat to be dried for winter use?

(see the answer key)

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