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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a trough?
(a) A long, narrow container.
(b) A bag filled with cornmeal.
(c) A type of tree.
(d) A place where animals eat.

2. What excuse does Marguerite give Dolly when she slips out of the house Christmas Eve?
(a) She wants to milk the cow.
(b) She wants to look for eggs.
(c) She wants to look for blueberries.
(d) She wants to gather pine cones for the fire.

3. How do Marguerite and Dolly get Joel back to the house after he is injured?
(a) They drag him, crawling foot by foot.
(b) They force him to walk.
(c) They call the Jordans.
(d) They pick him up and carry him together.

4. What is the response of the sailors when Caleb asks to go with them to Boston?
(a) They welcome him.
(b) They tell him to ask his parents.
(c) They outright refuse him.
(d) They laugh.

5. What is a reel?
(a) A type of dance.
(b) A type of song.
(c) A type of musical instrument.
(d) A type of party game.

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

7. What date does Ira Sargent tell Marguerite it will be the day after she has visited Debby's grave?
(a) January 1.
(b) February 27.
(c) December 31.
(d) March 1.

8. What type of dress that Abby is making does she show Marguerite on her visit in part 4?
(a) Silk.
(b) Homespun.
(c) Broadcloth.
(d) Calico.

9. What does Jacob declare the sugar maple sap tastes like?
(a) Honey.
(b) Molasses.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Sugar water.

10. What treat does Abby talk her mother into serving Ira Sargent and Marguerite?
(a) Molasses cakes.
(b) Spice cake.
(c) Fresh bread.
(d) Pumpkin pie.

11. What chore are the children asked to work in order to prepare the soil for planting?
(a) Plowing.
(b) Watering.
(c) Removal of roots and small stones.
(d) Pulling stumps.

12. What is it rumored Ethan paid for Abby's gift?
(a) A shilling.
(b) A pound sterling.
(c) Two pence.
(d) Two pounds sterling.

13. How does Aunt Hespa get across the channel to help treat Debby's burns?
(a) A horse.
(b) A boat.
(c) A sled.
(d) Skis.

14. What does Ira take to the Welles on his first visit after the worst of the winter storms?
(a) Store bought gifts.
(b) Cornmeal.
(c) Maple sugar syrup.
(d) Potatoes.

15. What item does Marguerite wish she had at the beginning of part 3 so that she might pray for Ira Sargent and Abby Welles?
(a) A crucifix.
(b) A Bible.
(c) A rosary.
(d) A St. Jude medal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the girl in Aunt Hespa's song, Calico Bush?

2. 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?

3. What does Joel do while in the throes of a fever in part 4?

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

5. Who does Marguerite think of when she and the Sargents indulge in the maple sugar?

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