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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 cannot understand, therefore she is trying to be polite.
(d) The Sargents do not approve of her use of the foreign tongue.

2. In Aunt Hespa's song, what is the dress the young woman wanted to make her dress out of?
(a) Spun cotton.
(b) Silk.
(c) Cashmere.
(d) Sprigged calico.

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

4. What does Aunt Hespa bring for Marguerite when she arrives at the Raising?
(a) Fresh herbs.
(b) A doll.
(c) New stockings.
(d) A new dress.

5. What special addition did Dolly make to Marguerite and the twins' dress the morning of the Raising?
(a) New shoes.
(b) Blue yarn in their hair.
(c) New dresses.
(d) Green ribbons for their hair.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Caleb criticize Marguerite for doing after she saw the bear?

3. The growth of what plants signal the end of summer for Marguerite?

4. What special clothing is Debby wearing for the Raising?

5. What kind of dress to several of the Sargent children wish they could have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Marguerite show the Sargents that frightens them the night after she got lost in the woods?

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

9. What story does Ira tell the children their first night on the ship?

10. How does Jacob Sargent injure himself during the Raising? How does Marguerite help to care for the child?

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