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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Spring.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many pairs of shoes does Dolly tell Aunt Hespa there are for her children and Marguerite that winter in Part 2?
(a) Three pair for five children and two for Marguerite.
(b) Enough for everyone.
(c) Two pair for four children and none for Marguerite.
(d) One pair for two children and one for Marguerite.

2. In part 3, whose cruel comments have caused Marguerite to feel sad and old?
(a) Caleb.
(b) Dolly.
(c) Joel.
(d) Ira.

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

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

5. What does Marguerite quietly admire about the men working on the house at the Raising?
(a) Their ability to ignore the children.
(b) Their ability to do as they please.
(c) Their ability to drink freely.
(d) Their ability to turn trees into homes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose fresh dress and white knitted stockings makes Marguerite feel self conscious?

2. What does Ira take to the Welles on his first visit after the worst of the winter storms?

3. Who is Jerusha?

4. Who plays the fiddle during Marguerite's visit at Aunt Hespa's?

5. What is a trough?

(see the answer key)

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