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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 loft where Seth and Ethan sleep.
(c) The barn.
(d) Aunt Hespa's room.

3. Which of the children begins to show the most ill effects from the harsh winter weather?
(a) Debby.
(b) Patty.
(c) Jacob.
(d) Caleb.

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

5. 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) Okay.
(d) Hello.

6. Who taught Marguerite to dance the pavane?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Uncle Pierre.
(d) Grandmother.

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

8. What item of clothing does Dolly threaten to make one of and force the other children to stay indoors while one wears it?
(a) A dress.
(b) Cotton underclothing.
(c) Stockings.
(d) Shoes.

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

10. In part 3, what drink does Ira give the dog when it returns from its fight with the Indians?
(a) Tea.
(b) Liquor.
(c) Milk.
(d) Coffee.

11. What gift did Ethan Jordan bring to Abby Welles upon his return from Portsmouth?
(a) China cups.
(b) Silk material for a dress.
(c) A bracelet.
(d) Perfume.

12. How many Indians does Marguerite see in the cover and in the woods at the end of Part 4?
(a) Eight or ten.
(b) Eighteen or twenty.
(c) Over a hundred.
(d) Five or six.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Marguerite propose she reach Aunt Hespa for help in caring for Debby's burns?

2. In part 3, what gift did Ethan bring his father that causes joy for Marguerite?

3. Who is Marguerite a little afraid of seeing when they reach the Welles' farm?

4. Why did Marguerite not attend Debby's burial?

5. What change in her private thoughts does Marguerite suddenly notice in part 4?

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