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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who rescues Marguerite out of the water after she rescues the cow and calf?
(a) Ira Sargent.
(b) Caleb Sargent.
(c) Joel Sargent.
(d) Dolly Sargent.

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

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

4. In part 2, Marguerite stumbles on a cave and finds a pile of bones near a cold fire. What else does she find?
(a) A woman's petticoat.
(b) A woman's necklace.
(c) A child's toy.
(d) A child's shoe buckle.

5. What is a bound-out girl?
(a) A girl who is sent to boarding school.
(b) A girl who travels with families in need.
(c) A girl who runs errands for a family.
(d) A girl who works as a servant in exchange for room and board.

6. What job did Marguerite want to attend to at the Raising?
(a) Keeping flies from the food.
(b) Filling the spaces between the logs on the new house.
(c) Minding the children.
(d) Cooking the wildfowl.

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

8. What do Marguerite and the twins spend the morning of the Raising doing?
(a) Garnishing puddings and cakes.
(b) Fishing.
(c) Picking feathers from wildfowl.
(d) Planting rows of corn.

9. Who says the young man in Aunt Hespa's song was wrong to leave his lover?
(a) Ethan Jordan.
(b) Seth Jordan.
(c) Joel Sargent.
(d) Ira Sargent.

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

11. To what does Caleb often compare Marguerite to, suggesting his thoughts as to her trustworthiness?
(a) Indians.
(b) Catholics.
(c) Scots.
(d) Englishmen.

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

13. 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.

14. What does Marguerite point out in the night sky to the children?
(a) The direction to their new home.
(b) The full moon.
(c) A falling star.
(d) Constellations.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What job is Marguerite immediately given as the Raising starts?

2. How has Ira Sargent created a calendar at the new farm?

3. What does Marguerite quietly admire about the men working on the house at the Raising?

4. What is the point of view of the novel?

5. What is a skiff?

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