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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does grit mean as used in Part 1 of this novel?
(a) Stupidity.
(b) Foreigner.
(c) Courage.
(d) Intelligence.

3. Whose fresh dress and white knitted stockings makes Marguerite feel self conscious?
(a) Mary Jane Morse.
(b) Abby Welles.
(c) Eliza Stanley.
(d) Hannah Welles.

4. What special addition did Dolly make to Marguerite and the twins' dress the morning of the Raising?
(a) New dresses.
(b) Blue yarn in their hair.
(c) New shoes.
(d) Green ribbons for their hair.

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

6. Why has the author begun her book with the poem Maypole Point?
(a) To preface the story.
(b) To show off her poetic side.
(c) To build tension in the story.
(d) To foreshadow the death of Marguerite.

7. How has Ira Sargent created a calendar at the new farm?
(a) Cutting notches for each day into a pole beside the front door step.
(b) By cutting notches into a tree in the front yard.
(c) By cutting notches into the bed post.
(d) By cutting notches into a board.

8. What animal do the children find at Falmouth and decide to adopt?
(a) A dog.
(b) A tiger cub.
(c) A cat.
(d) A bird.

9. What do the children talk about as they watch the men work at the Raising?
(a) They compare the men's stamina.
(b) They compare the men's clothing.
(c) They compare the men's tools.
(d) They compare the men's work abilities.

10. In part 2, why does Joel Sargent forbid Marguerite from telling the neighbors about the items she found in the cave?
(a) To keep from inspiring revenge killings.
(b) To keep from scaring the neighbors into leaving the area.
(c) To keep from being forced from their land.
(d) To keep from spreading fear or bringing retribution on themselves.

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

12. What chore does Caleb allow Marguerite to do that she often finds wearisome, though she refuses to tell Caleb, in Part 2?
(a) Potato digging.
(b) Corn grinding.
(c) Drying fish.
(d) Scraping animal hides.

13. What skill was Marguerite taught by the Sisters in a convent in France?
(a) Sculpting.
(b) Painting.
(c) Knitting.
(d) Embroidery.

14. Who does the children hope will come find them while they are lost in the woods in part 2?
(a) Ira.
(b) Joel.
(c) Pumpkin.
(d) Caleb.

15. How many children do the Sargents have?
(a) Four.
(b) Seven.
(c) Five.
(d) Six.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Aunt Hespa bring for Marguerite when she arrives at the Raising?

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

4. What did the captain say takes you places without waiting for no road?

5. What image does Dolly suggest the neighbors will compare her children to if they are not washed and cleaned?

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