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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Winter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what language does Marguerite sing her Christmas carols?
(a) English.
(b) Latin.
(c) Greek.
(d) French.

2. Who does the children hope will come find them while they are lost in the woods in part 2?
(a) Caleb.
(b) Joel.
(c) Ira.
(d) Pumpkin.

3. What job did Marguerite want to attend to at the Raising?
(a) Keeping flies from the food.
(b) Cooking the wildfowl.
(c) Minding the children.
(d) Filling the spaces between the logs on the new house.

4. Who says the young man in Aunt Hespa's song was wrong to leave his lover?
(a) Joel Sargent.
(b) Ethan Jordan.
(c) Ira Sargent.
(d) Seth Jordan.

5. What special addition did Dolly make to Marguerite and the twins' dress the morning of the Raising?
(a) Blue yarn in their hair.
(b) Green ribbons for their hair.
(c) New shoes.
(d) New dresses.

Short Answer Questions

1. In part 2, Marguerite stumbles on a cave and finds a pile of bones near a cold fire. What else does she find?

2. What does Marguerite point out in the night sky to the children?

3. To what does Caleb often compare Marguerite to, suggesting his thoughts as to her trustworthiness?

4. What does Marguerite quietly admire about the men working on the house at the Raising?

5. What is Marguerite untangling as the novel begins?

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