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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. Why does Marguerite only use French when she is alone?
(a) She wants to surprise the Sargents by teaching the language to the children.
(b) She wants to keep it private, only for herself.
(c) The Sargents do not approve of her use of the foreign tongue.
(d) The Sargents cannot understand, therefore she is trying to be polite.

2. What special clothing is Debby wearing for the Raising?
(a) A cotton dress.
(b) A silk christening dress.
(c) A holland jumper.
(d) A homespun t-shirt and diaper.

3. Who is Champlain?
(a) A French priest.
(b) A French aristocrat.
(c) A French painter.
(d) A French explorer.

4. What does Aunt Hespa boil in milk to help cure health complaints?
(a) Sheep laurel petals.
(b) Mullein leaves.
(c) Bayberry leaves.
(d) Poppies.

5. Who responds to Marguerite with friendliness at the Raising that brings Marguerite pleasure?
(a) Abby Welles.
(b) Dolly Sargent.
(c) Caleb Sargent.
(d) Ira Sargent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the mugs made of that Aunt Hespa serves milk in after Marguerite's ordeal in the channel saving the cows?

2. Of whom is the poem Maypole Point about?

3. What is a bound-out girl?

4. Whose fresh dress and white knitted stockings makes Marguerite feel self conscious?

5. Who does the children hope will come find them while they are lost in the woods in part 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reasons do the men give for stopping in Falmouth before the storm hits their ship?

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

3. What is Marguerite's understanding of her indentured servitude to the Sargents? How long is it to last?

4. How does Caleb react when he finds Marguerite and the children wondering alone in the woods?

5. Why does Marguerite go into the woods with the children? Why does Caleb leave them alone?

6. What luxuries does Marguerite find herself indulging in at Aunt Hespa's house shortly after rescuing the cow and calf?

7. What does Abby Welles claim she would like to have when Ethan Jordan and Timothy Welles prepare to sail to Portsmouth on the Isabella B?

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

9. What makes Marguerite feel as if there is a piece of home in Penobscot Bay?

10. What does Marguerite see in the sky over Sunday Island on the day she goes to help Aunt Hespa with the weaving of cloth?

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