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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 food remains the staple of the Sargents' diet during the long, harsh winter?
(a) Carrots, corn, and peas.
(b) Turnips, radishes, and potatoes.
(c) Turnips, cornmeal, and dried fish.
(d) Tomatoes, dried meat, and rice.

2. What favorite memory of Christmas with the Sisters at the convent does Marguerite have?
(a) Feeding the poor.
(b) Watching the Christmas pageant.
(c) Singing Christmas carols.
(d) Exchaning presents.

3. Where does young Jacob sit while eating his midday meal?
(a) On the ship's deck.
(b) On the ship's rail.
(c) On a keg.
(d) On Marguerite's lap.

4. In what year does the novel begin?
(a) 1843.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1743.
(d) 1643.

5. At the end of part 2, why does Aunt Hespa have Seth draw a pattern of Marguerite's feet?
(a) To prepare to build her new shoes.
(b) To create a sock-like thing to help her new boots fit better.
(c) To help her learn how to make her own stockings.
(d) To show her how to make a drawing of a turkey.

Short Answer Questions

1. In part 3, who keeps watch through the night while the men go to check on the fire at Sargent's Point?

2. In part 2, what do the men spend most of their evenings doing?

3. What excuse does Marguerite give Dolly when she slips out of the house Christmas Eve?

4. What is the first word the Indian in the woods speaks to Marguerite?

5. In what language does Marguerite sing her Christmas carols?

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