Calico Bush Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Calico Bush Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much older than Marguerite is Caleb?
(a) A year.
(b) Two years.
(c) The same age.
(d) Three years.

2. Why does Joel Sargent tell his wife the captain of the Isabella B stayed with them for so long?
(a) To ensure payment.
(b) To help build the house.
(c) To give the family shelter on his boat.
(d) To look for a farm of his own.

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

4. How do the twins explain to Marguerite the crickets make their noises?
(a) Rubbing their antenna together.
(b) Rubbing their tails together.
(c) Rubbing their hind legs together.
(d) Rubbing their front legs together.

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

6. What does Dolly say at the beginning of Part 2 she is grateful for?
(a) Good weather for the Raising.
(b) The health of her children.
(c) A good servant in Marguerite.
(d) Good neighbors willing to work.

7. At the end of part 2, what does Aunt Hespa have Seth draw a pattern of Marguerite's feet on?
(a) The floor.
(b) Paper.
(c) Cloth.
(d) Cowhide.

8. What is the name of the ship the Sargents are sailing on to get to their new farm?
(a) TransStar.
(b) Isabella B.
(c) Isadora D.
(d) TransAtlantic.

9. What is a dory?
(a) A tool.
(b) A bird.
(c) A large ship.
(d) A small boat.

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

11. Why is the roof of the cave darkened?
(a) The Indians have drawn on it.
(b) The damp has caused a growth of mold.
(c) The bears have rubbed against it, staining it with the oils from their coats.
(d) There have been many fires inside the cave.

12. What is the last thing the men do to the house before they finish work at the Raising?
(a) Install glass in the windows.
(b) Clean up the wood chips from the chopping of logs.
(c) Carry the furniture into the house.
(d) Press moss into the cracks between the logs.

13. What job is Marguerite immediately given as the Raising starts?
(a) Watching over the children.
(b) Cooking the wildfowl.
(c) Filling the spaces between logs on the new house.
(d) Keeping flies from the food.

14. What crops did the Sargents plant upon their arrival that are just coming up in Part 2?
(a) Potatoes, tomatoes, and beans.
(b) Corn, turnips, and potatoes.
(c) Corn, rice, and radishes.
(d) Potatoes, rice, and watermelon.

15. What are the mugs made of that Aunt Hespa serves milk in after Marguerite's ordeal in the channel saving the cows?
(a) Wood.
(b) Glass.
(c) Crystal.
(d) Pewter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Seth Jordan?

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?

3. What skill was Marguerite taught by the Sisters in a convent in France?

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

5. Who is Champlain?

(see the answer keys)

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