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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the girl in Aunt Hespa's song, Calico Bush?
(a) Judy.
(b) Joan.
(c) Denise.
(d) Tina.

2. What is the first word the Indian in the woods speaks to Marguerite?
(a) Help.
(b) Hello.
(c) Love.
(d) Noel.

3. What does Ira Sargent compare to pulling the teeth of a giant?
(a) Forcing Marguerite to do a chore.
(b) Removing large stumps from the ground.
(c) Encouraging Hannah Welles to accept his engagement to Abby.
(d) Making the children obey.

4. What change in her private thoughts does Marguerite suddenly notice in part 4?
(a) She no longer thinks in French.
(b) She no longer wants to return to Le Harve.
(c) She no longer remembers her grandmother's face.
(d) She no longer thinks of Debby.

5. What favorite memory of her grandmother at Christmas does Marguerite have?
(a) The cookies she baked.
(b) The gifts she often gave.
(c) The shopping trips.
(d) The special cakes she baked.

6. 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.

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

8. Who is Marguerite a little afraid of seeing when they reach the Welles' farm?
(a) Abby Welles.
(b) Hannah Welles.
(c) Nathan Welles.
(d) Timothy Welles.

9. 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 pick him up and carry him together.
(c) They call the Jordans.
(d) They force him to walk.

10. How does Marguerite keep going in the right direction during her attempts to retrieve Aunt Hespa?
(a) She follows Pumpkin.
(b) She follows Caleb.
(c) She follows the Aurora Borealis.
(d) She follows the tip of the Big Dipper.

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

12. How does Marguerite propose she reach Aunt Hespa for help in caring for Debby's burns?
(a) Walk across the frozen channel.
(b) Climb over the channel on an old rope bridge.
(c) Swim across the channel.
(d) Boat across the channel.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In part 3, who keeps watch through the night while the men go to check on the fire at Sargent's Point?

2. What chore are the children asked to work in order to prepare the soil for planting?

3. What date does Ira Sargent tell Marguerite it will be the day after she has visited Debby's grave?

4. What gift does Hannah Welles feel Abby should have returned when she made the choice to marry Ira Sargent?

5. What things does Hannah Welles criticize Ira Sargent for in part 4?

(see the answer keys)

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