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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In part 2, what do the men spend most of their evenings doing?
(a) Whittling spoons out of wood.
(b) Building furniture.
(c) Reading the Bible.
(d) Telling stories of their childhoods.

4. Who is Jerusha?
(a) A corncob doll.
(b) Dolly's sister.
(c) Joel's mother.
(d) A sheep.

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

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

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

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

9. In Part 2, rumors of what delayed the sailing of the Isabella B in one of two incidences?
(a) Bad storms.
(b) Heavy seas.
(c) A French invasion.
(d) Indian raids.

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

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

12. What special clothing is Debby wearing for the Raising?
(a) A cotton dress.
(b) A silk christening dress.
(c) A holland jumper.
(d) A homespun t-shirt and diaper.

13. When Marguerite is awoken by the storm, what is the first thing she does?
(a) Reaches for the children.
(b) Reaches for her rosary.
(c) Reaches for her belongings.
(d) Reaches for her money.

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

15. What did the captain say takes you places without waiting for no road?
(a) The wind.
(b) A river.
(c) Storm clouds.
(d) The sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Marguerite catch sight of her reflection for the first time in many months?

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

3. What kind of dress to several of the Sargent children wish they could have?

4. What is the name of the place where Marguerite and her grandmother end up after they run out of money?

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

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