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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 place where animals eat.
(c) A bag filled with cornmeal.
(d) A type of tree.

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

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

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

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

6. Who follows Marguerite to the grave when she finally has a chance to visit it?
(a) Caleb.
(b) Pumpkin.
(c) Ira.
(d) Jacob.

7. 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 St. Jude medal.
(b) A Bible.
(c) A crucifix.
(d) A rosary.

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

9. What do the Sargents do with the sap once they have drained it from the trees?
(a) Boil it.
(b) Store it away.
(c) Drink it.
(d) Lay it in the sun to dry in sheets.

10. What about her own appearance does Marguerite become aware when sitting near Abby Welles?
(a) Her old, outgrown dress.
(b) Her uncombed hair.
(c) Her holey shoes.
(d) Her torn stockings.

11. Who does Dolly blame for the baby's burns?
(a) Ira for putting too many logs on the fire.
(b) Marguerite for not watching the child closer.
(c) The twins for pushing the child close to the fire.
(d) Joel for brining them there and herself for not teaching the child to fear fire.

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

13. What gift does Hannah Welles feel Abby should have returned when she made the choice to marry Ira Sargent?
(a) Silk cloth Seth Jordan gave her.
(b) A pocketwatch Captain Hunt gave her.
(c) A bracelet Timothy gave her.
(d) The six teacups Ethan Jordan gave her.

14. What task do the men set to as they wait for the final days of winter to blow away?
(a) Clearing the land of trees for planting.
(b) Moving snow from around the house to prepare a garden.
(c) Fixing new handles for the axes and preparing the other tools.
(d) Whittling more dishes.

15. Why does Joel Sargent refuse to ask any of his neighbors for more ammunition?
(a) He doesn't believe they would give it to him either from need or because he refused to listen to advice.
(b) He does not want to impose.
(c) He is too proud to beg for anything.
(d) He does not think his neighbors would give him any because they all want to see the Indians get him and the family.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who weighs heaviest on Marguerite's mind when she thinks of taking Joel Sargent's offer and leave Maine to live in a convent in French Canada?

2. What news did Seth Jordan bring the Welles that Hannah demands more details about?

3. What would Marguerite have learned to do at the convent if she had remained another year?

4. What landmark does Marguerite try to fix in her mind to recall once she returns to Sargent's Point?

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

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