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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 does a voice in the chaos of the Indians fighting over the cloth from the Maypole say to Marguerite that causes her to stop fearing for herself and the children?
(a) Okay.
(b) Run.
(c) Noel.
(d) Hello.

2. In part 2, what does Aunt Hespa tell Marguerite she is waiting for in order to complete the squares for her Delectable Mountain quilt?
(a) Good wool.
(b) Special thread.
(c) Dye.
(d) Yarn.

3. What is still left to be done in the Sargents' house after the Raising is done?
(a) A stove needs to be brought from Marblehead.
(b) Windows need glass.
(c) Floors to be laid and furnishing constructed.
(d) Bedrooms are to be added later.

4. In part 2, what bird does Marguerite show a reluctance to eat?
(a) Pigeons.
(b) Chickens.
(c) Wildfowl.
(d) Geese.

5. How does Susan claim the Indians eat their clams in part 4?
(a) Cooked wrapped in seaweed.
(b) Fried in oil.
(c) Raw.
(d) Cooked in a stew.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dolly Sargent use to nurse her baby on the ship?

2. In Aunt Hespa's song, what is the dress the young woman wanted to make her dress out of?

3. What does Hannah Welles claim is tempting Providence in Part 2?

4. As the weather warms, what fear comes over the Sargent family?

5. What does Caleb criticize Marguerite for doing after she saw the bear?

(see the answer key)

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