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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Okay.
(b) Run.
(c) Hello.
(d) Noel.

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

4. What sound does Marguerite hear in the fog that convinces her there are Indians surrounding her?
(a) Bird calls.
(b) Footsteps.
(c) Breaking branches.
(d) Voices.

5. In part 3, what advice does Seth Jordan give Joel Sargent when Joel plans on his return to Sargent's Point?
(a) He return to Marblehead.
(b) He leave the women on Sunday Island.
(c) He send the children back to Marblehead.
(d) He not return to the point.

6. What is a jog?
(a) A type of exercise.
(b) A type of dance.
(c) A type of shoes.
(d) A type of dress.

7. How does Susan claim the Indians eat their clams in part 4?
(a) Raw.
(b) Cooked in a stew.
(c) Cooked wrapped in seaweed.
(d) Fried in oil.

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

9. What does Marguerite say over the grave when she first visits Debby's grave?
(a) An English prayer.
(b) An English lullaby.
(c) A French lullaby.
(d) A French prayer.

10. In part 4, what do the twins draw straws to do?
(a) Play with the doll.
(b) Go swimming.
(c) Play with the maypole.
(d) Wear a pair of shoes.

11. What complaint does Dolly make in part 4 as Joel prepares the fields for planting?
(a) That he is not working hard enough.
(b) That he is not doing a good enough job.
(c) That he is working too hard.
(d) That he is trying to do everything too perfectly.

12. In part 3, who keeps watch through the night while the men go to check on the fire at Sargent's Point?
(a) The Morse men.
(b) The Stanley men.
(c) The Jordan men.
(d) The Sargent men.

13. What unpleasant side effect does a storm have on the occupants of the Sargent home in part 3?
(a) It causes wind to blow through cracks at the windows.
(b) It causes the fire to go out.
(c) It causes water to drip on the fire and cause smoke to fill the house.
(d) It causes the animals to flee the area.

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ira take to the Welles on his first visit after the worst of the winter storms?

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

3. Which of the children begins to show the most ill effects from the harsh winter weather?

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

5. What chore does Marguerite take over in Ira's absence?

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