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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. How does Marguerite get a bruise on her forehead?
(a) She is punished by Joel Sargent for insolence.
(b) She falls below deck during the storm.
(c) She is kicked by one of the children in their sleep.
(d) She is hit with debris while helping to save the livestock during a storm.

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

3. When Marguerite finds the cave in the woods, what about it frightens her?
(a) The closeness.
(b) The smell.
(c) The bats.
(d) The idea of bears.

4. Why does Becky Sargent suggest the dog, Pumpkin, smells Indians?
(a) He is barking his afraid bark.
(b) He is chasing his tail.
(c) He is sniffing at the ground.
(d) He is chasing the neighbors from house.

5. How many pairs of shoes does Dolly tell Aunt Hespa there are for her children and Marguerite that winter in Part 2?
(a) One pair for two children and one for Marguerite.
(b) Enough for everyone.
(c) Two pair for four children and none for Marguerite.
(d) Three pair for five children and two for Marguerite.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Aunt Hespa bring for Marguerite when she arrives at the Raising?

3. To where were Marguerite, her uncle, and her grandmother planning to go when they left France?

4. What is the name of the place where Marguerite and her grandmother end up after they run out of money?

5. Why does Marguerite only use French when she is alone?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Marguerite become lost in the woods?

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

3. What stories does a stranger tell the children when he runs across them on the pasture lands outside Falmouth?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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