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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a reel?
(a) A type of musical instrument.
(b) A type of party game.
(c) A type of dance.
(d) A type of song.

2. The growth of what plants signal the end of summer for Marguerite?
(a) Goldenrod and blueberries.
(b) Strawberries and beans.
(c) Milk thistle and blue bonnets.
(d) Goldenrod and red berries.

3. What does grit mean as used in Part 1 of this novel?
(a) Stupidity.
(b) Courage.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Foreigner.

4. Why does Marguerite decide Indians must not be so bad as they travel through Penobscot Bay?
(a) A Baron of France married one.
(b) One saved a French explorer.
(c) They come from French Canada.
(d) They often live with the French.

5. What is a jog?
(a) A type of dress.
(b) A type of dance.
(c) A type of exercise.
(d) A type of shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the girl in Aunt Hespa's song, Calico Bush?

2. When Marguerite is awoken by the storm, what is the first thing she does?

3. At the end of part 3, what is the first word Debby clearly speaks?

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

5. How does Aunt Hespa get across the channel to help treat Debby's burns?

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