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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item of clothing does Aunt Hespa give to Marguerite at the end of part 2?
(a) Boots.
(b) A new dress.
(c) Stockings.
(d) Cotton underclothing.

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

3. What is one of the things that delayed the sailing of the Isabella B prior to the Raising?
(a) Ethan Jordan broke his leg.
(b) Timothy Welles injured his hand.
(c) Ira Sargent suffered a snake bite.
(d) Abby Welles had a fever.

4. What does Aunt Hespa boil in milk to help cure health complaints?
(a) Bayberry leaves.
(b) Mullein leaves.
(c) Sheep laurel petals.
(d) Poppies.

5. Who tells Marguerite she did the right thing after her encounter with the bear?
(a) Joel and Dolly Sargent.
(b) Seth Jordan.
(c) Aunt Hespa.
(d) Abby Welles.

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

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

8. What does Marguerite quickly learn a bound-out girl is not expected to hold?
(a) Food.
(b) Opinions of their own.
(c) Money.
(d) The children.

9. Why does Marguerite decide Indians must not be so bad as they travel through Penobscot Bay?
(a) One saved a French explorer.
(b) A Baron of France married one.
(c) They often live with the French.
(d) They come from French Canada.

10. What is a loom?
(a) A device that cleans raw wool.
(b) A device that weaves thread into cloth.
(c) A device that makes thread from wool.
(d) A device that dyes raw wool.

11. What is an excuse for festivity as Marguerite guesses in the beginning of Part 2?
(a) A roof raising.
(b) Corn shelling.
(c) Barn raising.
(d) Wool gathering.

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

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

14. How many children do the Stanleys have?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

15. In Aunt Hespa's song, what is the dress the young woman wanted to make her dress out of?
(a) Spun cotton.
(b) Sprigged calico.
(c) Silk.
(d) Cashmere.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Marguerite finds the cave in the woods, what about it frightens her?

2. Who is Jerusha?

3. What sport does Caleb indulge in that has resulted in great amounts of meat to be dried for winter use?

4. In Aunt Hespa's song, what happens to the young woman's lover?

5. Why does Becky Sargent suggest the dog, Pumpkin, smells Indians?

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