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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Indian call the person who helped heal him in Quebec?
(a) Les Gris Hombre.
(b) Les Bon Dieu.
(c) Les Peres Gris.
(d) Les Peres Neo.

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

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

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

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

6. 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.

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

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

9. 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) Whittling more dishes.
(d) Fixing new handles for the axes and preparing the other tools.

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

11. What landmark does Marguerite try to fix in her mind to recall once she returns to Sargent's Point?
(a) Mount Desert.
(b) Isle de Jean.
(c) Sunday Island.
(d) Penobscot Bay.

12. What does Caleb ask Marguerite to take care of in his absence?
(a) His dried fish and fishing pole.
(b) His hunting rifle and ammunition.
(c) His collection of seashells.
(d) His drying squirrel skins and wooden boat.

13. 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) Okay.
(c) Noel.
(d) Hello.

14. Why does Marguerite tell the children people in France and England dance the Maypole?
(a) To celebrate spring.
(b) To ask for help from neighbors in time of trouble.
(c) To ask for help from the gods.
(d) To celebrate birthdays.

15. 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?
(a) Kate Stanley and Dolly.
(b) Abby and Hannah Welles.
(c) Dolly and Aunt Hespa.
(d) Abby Welles and Aunt Hespa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What food does Patty expect to be served at the Jordans' corn shelling?

2. What does Ira fashion to remove the sap from the sugar maple trees?

3. Who does Dolly blame for the baby's burns?

4. Why does Joel Sargent refuse to ask any of his neighbors for more ammunition?

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

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