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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What image does Dolly suggest the neighbors will compare her children to if they are not washed and cleaned?
(a) A horse lathered in sweat after a heavy run.
(b) Cows caught in a muddy paddock.
(c) Pigs playing in slop.
(d) Sheep just brought in from the fields.

2. To where were Marguerite, her uncle, and her grandmother planning to go when they left France?
(a) New York.
(b) Canada.
(c) Marblehead.
(d) St. Louis.

3. Who tells Marguerite she did the right thing after her encounter with the bear?
(a) Seth Jordan.
(b) Abby Welles.
(c) Aunt Hespa.
(d) Joel and Dolly Sargent.

4. What animal do the children find at Falmouth and decide to adopt?
(a) A tiger cub.
(b) A cat.
(c) A dog.
(d) A bird.

5. What crops did the Sargents plant upon their arrival that are just coming up in Part 2?
(a) Potatoes, rice, and watermelon.
(b) Corn, rice, and radishes.
(c) Corn, turnips, and potatoes.
(d) Potatoes, tomatoes, and beans.

Short Answer Questions

1. In part 2, Marguerite stumbles on a cave and finds a pile of bones near a cold fire. What else does she find?

2. From what port in France did Marguerite, her uncle, and her grandmother sail from the year before the opening of the novel?

3. To what does Caleb often compare Marguerite to, suggesting his thoughts as to her trustworthiness?

4. What work do the women indulge after the large meal is finished during the Raising?

5. What skill was Marguerite taught by the Sisters in a convent in France?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the cow and her calf when they are put in the water to swim to shore? Who rescues them?

2. What happens to Marguerite's uncle as they approach the shores of America? What does Marguerite find most devastating about this?

3. Why do the children follow the dog to the stream? What do they see? What happens next?

4. Of what nationality is Marguerite Ledoux? Why do the Sargents call her Maggie?

5. Why does the Captain refuse to enter Penobscot Bay when they reach the mouth?

6. What type of cuttings does Seth Jordan bring the Sargents? For what reason?

7. What causes Marguerite a rare moment of happiness during the Raising?

8. What causes some shock and fright as the Sargent family sets eyes on their new farm for the first time?

9. What is a Raising? Why does Caleb tell Marguerite it is important to the family?

10. What does Aunt Hespa tell Dolly and Marguerite to do with the baby to ensure she will not play in the open fire in the main room of the house?

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