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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a skiff?
(a) A small boat.
(b) A large sailboat.
(c) A surf board.
(d) A laundry tool.

2. Who is Champlain?
(a) A French explorer.
(b) A French aristocrat.
(c) A French painter.
(d) A French priest.

3. Which of the children begins to show the most ill effects from the harsh winter weather?
(a) Caleb.
(b) Debby.
(c) Jacob.
(d) Patty.

4. From what port in France did Marguerite, her uncle, and her grandmother sail from the year before the opening of the novel?
(a) Le Havre.
(b) Bordeaux.
(c) Arles.
(d) Calais.

5. In part 3, what gift did Ethan bring his father that causes joy for Marguerite?
(a) New strings for his violin.
(b) A new violin.
(c) Maple syrup.
(d) A record player.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What job did Marguerite want to attend to at the Raising?

3. What unpleasant side effect does a storm have on the occupants of the Sargent home in part 3?

4. What is it rumored Ethan paid for Abby's gift?

5. What favorite memory of Christmas with the Sisters at the convent does Marguerite have?

(see the answer key)

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