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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In part 3, who expresses fear for Pumpkin the dog when the party at the Jordans' notice the smoke on Sargent's Point?
(a) Jacob.
(b) Patty.
(c) Caleb.
(d) The twins.

2. Why did Marguerite not attend Debby's burial?
(a) She had a cold.
(b) Her feet were too swollen from the cold.
(c) She refused to accept the child's death.
(d) The Sargents would not allow it.

3. What food remains the staple of the Sargents' diet during the long, harsh winter?
(a) Turnips, radishes, and potatoes.
(b) Turnips, cornmeal, and dried fish.
(c) Carrots, corn, and peas.
(d) Tomatoes, dried meat, and rice.

4. What does the Indian call the person who helped heal him in Quebec?
(a) Les Gris Hombre.
(b) Les Peres Neo.
(c) Les Bon Dieu.
(d) Les Peres Gris.

5. What book does Aunt Hespa tell Marguerite inspired the quilt pattern Delectable Mountain?
(a) Pride and Prejudice.
(b) The Bible.
(c) Pilgrim's Pride.
(d) Pilgrim's Passage.

6. In part 3, where does Marguerite put the children to sleep while the men investigate the fire on Sargent's Point?
(a) The kitchen floor.
(b) The barn.
(c) The loft where Seth and Ethan sleep.
(d) Aunt Hespa's room.

7. What does a voice in the chaos of the Indians fighting over the cloth from the Maypole say to Marguerite that causes her to stop fearing for herself and the children?
(a) Run.
(b) Noel.
(c) Hello.
(d) Okay.

8. In part 3, who does Marguerite find preparing for breakfast in the kitchen the morning after the men go to check on smoke at Sargent's Point?
(a) Kate Stanley and Dolly.
(b) Abby and Hannah Welles.
(c) Dolly and Aunt Hespa.
(d) Abby Welles and Aunt Hespa.

9. What landmark does Marguerite try to fix in her mind to recall once she returns to Sargent's Point?
(a) Isle de Jean.
(b) Penobscot Bay.
(c) Mount Desert.
(d) Sunday Island.

10. As the weather warms, what fear comes over the Sargent family?
(a) Fear Ira and Caleb will fail to return.
(b) Fear of Indian raids.
(c) Fear of disease.
(d) Fear of failure with the crops.

11. In Aunt Hespa's book, who kept Doubting Castle?
(a) Christian.
(b) Dark Depression.
(c) Great Heart.
(d) Giant Despair.

12. What food does Patty expect to be served at the Jordans' corn shelling?
(a) Fried chicken.
(b) Molasses cakes.
(c) Potato salad.
(d) Hasty pudding.

13. In part 3, it is revealed that Ira plans to make his home where?
(a) In Marblehead.
(b) On a hundred acres of land on Sargent's Point that Joel has given him.
(c) On an acre of land Mr. Welles has given him.
(d) On Sunday Island.

14. In part 3, how does Marguerite spend the long night while the men check the fire at Sargent's Point?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Reciting the rosary despite her lack of beads.
(c) Reading.
(d) Reciting old prayers from the Bible.

15. What are the guests at the Jordans' corn shelling expected to do?
(a) Make creamed corn from the ears of corn.
(b) Pick the ears of corn.
(c) Peel the outer covering from dried corn.
(d) Shred the corn kernels from the cob.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Sargents do with the sap once they have drained it from the trees?

2. In part 3, what advice does Seth Jordan give Joel Sargent when Joel plans on his return to Sargent's Point?

3. What is the first word the Indian in the woods speaks to Marguerite?

4. What is a reel?

5. What favorite memory of Christmas with the Sisters at the convent does Marguerite have?

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