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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. Where does young Jacob sit while eating his midday meal?
(a) On the ship's rail.
(b) On the ship's deck.
(c) On Marguerite's lap.
(d) On a keg.

2. In part 2, what bird does Marguerite show a reluctance to eat?
(a) Chickens.
(b) Geese.
(c) Wildfowl.
(d) Pigeons.

3. At the end of part 2, what does Aunt Hespa have Seth draw a pattern of Marguerite's feet on?
(a) Cloth.
(b) The floor.
(c) Paper.
(d) Cowhide.

4. What business did Marguerite's uncle plan to start in the New World?
(a) A shoe repair shop.
(b) A dance studio.
(c) A violin repair shop.
(d) A music store.

5. What work do the women indulge after the large meal is finished during the Raising?
(a) Laundry.
(b) Knitting and patchwork.
(c) Darning socks.
(d) Washing dishes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Becky Sargent suggest the dog, Pumpkin, smells Indians?

2. What sport does Caleb indulge in that has resulted in great amounts of meat to be dried for winter use?

3. What is the point of view of the novel?

4. In part 2, what does Aunt Hespa tell Marguerite she is waiting for in order to complete the squares for her Delectable Mountain quilt?

5. Who is Champlain?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Marguerite do when she wakes in the night and realizes a storm has taken control of the ship?

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

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

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

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

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

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 does Aunt Hespa show and teach Marguerite about while walking across the pastures on Sunday Island?

9. Why are the captain and Joel Sargent surprised to find Caleb and Marguerite still on board the ship after the storm? What does Joel say about Marguerite?

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

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