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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Marguerite not attend Debby's burial?
(a) She refused to accept the child's death.
(b) She had a cold.
(c) Her feet were too swollen from the cold.
(d) The Sargents would not allow it.

2. What is the response of the sailors when Caleb asks to go with them to Boston?
(a) They outright refuse him.
(b) They welcome him.
(c) They tell him to ask his parents.
(d) They laugh.

3. 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) Abby and Hannah Welles.
(b) Kate Stanley and Dolly.
(c) Abby Welles and Aunt Hespa.
(d) Dolly and Aunt Hespa.

4. What does Joel do while in the throes of a fever in part 4?
(a) Moan in agony.
(b) Firght Indians.
(c) Cry out for Debby.
(d) Scream out orders to Ira and Caleb.

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

6. What are the guests at the Jordans' corn shelling expected to do?
(a) Peel the outer covering from dried corn.
(b) Shred the corn kernels from the cob.
(c) Pick the ears of corn.
(d) Make creamed corn from the ears of corn.

7. 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) Fixing new handles for the axes and preparing the other tools.
(c) Whittling more dishes.
(d) Moving snow from around the house to prepare a garden.

8. What chore does Marguerite take over in Ira's absence?
(a) Feeding the livestock.
(b) Pulling weeds in the fields.
(c) Marking the days on his makeshift calendar.
(d) Collecting the sugar maple sap.

9. In part 3, where does Marguerite put the children to sleep while the men investigate the fire on Sargent's Point?
(a) The barn.
(b) The loft where Seth and Ethan sleep.
(c) Aunt Hespa's room.
(d) The kitchen floor.

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

11. In what language does Marguerite sing her Christmas carols?
(a) Latin.
(b) English.
(c) French.
(d) Greek.

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

13. Who built the casket for Debby's body?
(a) Ira Sargent.
(b) Ethan Jordan.
(c) Joel Sargent.
(d) Seth Jordan.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What item does Marguerite wish she had at the beginning of part 3 so that she might pray for Ira Sargent and Abby Welles?

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

4. Why does Abby want to learn the embroidery stitches Marguerite learned to do in a convent in France?

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

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