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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 Caleb Sargent often call Marguerite in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Frenchee.
(b) Injun.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Girl.

2. Who is the main character of Calico Bush?
(a) Aunt Hespa.
(b) Dolly Sargent.
(c) Marguerite Ledoux.
(d) Caleb Sargent.

3. What animal does Marguerite think Dolly resembles in her homespun dress and scoop bonnet?
(a) A hen.
(b) A cow.
(c) A sheep.
(d) A pig.

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

5. When Marguerite finds the cave in the woods, what about it frightens her?
(a) The smell.
(b) The idea of bears.
(c) The closeness.
(d) The bats.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why has the author begun her book with the poem Maypole Point?

4. Why does Dolly quickly insist on putting a splint on Joel's injured leg?

5. What do Marguerite and the twins spend the morning of the Raising doing?

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