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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 does Jacob declare the sugar maple sap tastes like?
(a) Molasses.
(b) Honey.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Sugar water.

2. Why is one of the ears of corn red?
(a) It hides money in its silk.
(b) It is a traditional object of good luck.
(c) It is a sign that the person who finds it will marry soon.
(d) It is a game. The winner gets out of work for the day.

3. What does Joel do while in the throes of a fever in part 4?
(a) Cry out for Debby.
(b) Firght Indians.
(c) Scream out orders to Ira and Caleb.
(d) Moan in agony.

4. What food remains the staple of the Sargents' diet during the long, harsh winter?
(a) Turnips, radishes, and potatoes.
(b) Carrots, corn, and peas.
(c) Turnips, cornmeal, and dried fish.
(d) Tomatoes, dried meat, and rice.

5. What news did Seth Jordan bring the Welles that Hannah demands more details about?
(a) Marguerite's trek across the frozen channel.
(b) Jacob's injury.
(c) The death of Debby.
(d) Raids by the Indians during the winter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does Marguerite wish she had at the beginning of part 3 so that she might pray for Ira Sargent and Abby Welles?

2. In part 3, what gift did Ethan bring his father that causes joy for Marguerite?

3. In part 3, how does Marguerite spend the long night while the men check the fire at Sargent's Point?

4. Why did Marguerite not attend Debby's burial?

5. What date does Ira Sargent tell Marguerite it will be the day after she has visited Debby's grave?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Marguerite do when the food runs out and the Indians continue to be a threat to Sargent's Point?

2. What arrives in the channel to cause a great deal of excitement on Sargent's Point? What do they want?

3. Why does Marguerite think that Ira Sargent has grown sullen? What does she do about it?

4. What does Marguerite learn was the only thing the Sargents routinely do to celebrate Christmas?

5. What warning is stated in the final chorus of the song Aunt Hespa sings once more during the corn shelling?

6. Who does Abby Welles say a heartfelt goodbye to when the men leave? What does this say about her choice of suitors?

7. How does Marguerite react to the arrival of the Indians after returning the children safely to the house?

8. What does Joel tell Dolly about their sources of meat now that the cow and most of the chickens are gone?

9. Who does Marguerite run into while she is walking in the woods Christmas Eve to sing Christmas carols on her own? What does he tell her? What does she give him?

10. How does Caleb arrange to travel to Boston on the Fortunate Star?

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