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

2. What type of dress that Abby is making does she show Marguerite on her visit in part 4?
(a) Silk.
(b) Broadcloth.
(c) Homespun.
(d) Calico.

3. What unpleasant side effect does a storm have on the occupants of the Sargent home in part 3?
(a) It causes the animals to flee the area.
(b) It causes wind to blow through cracks at the windows.
(c) It causes water to drip on the fire and cause smoke to fill the house.
(d) It causes the fire to go out.

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

5. What chore does Marguerite take over in Ira's absence?
(a) Pulling weeds in the fields.
(b) Marking the days on his makeshift calendar.
(c) Feeding the livestock.
(d) Collecting the sugar maple sap.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Dolly blame for the baby's burns?

2. In part 3, who does Marguerite find preparing for breakfast in the kitchen the morning after the men go to check on smoke at Sargent's Point?

3. What does Marguerite say over the grave when she first visits Debby's grave?

4. How many Indians does Marguerite see in the cover and in the woods at the end of Part 4?

5. As the weather warms, what fear comes over the Sargent family?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. After the Maypole begins to fall apart at the end of Part 4, how does Marguerite finally make the Indians leave Sargent's Point?

3. What does Marguerite go out into the fog to gather in Part 4? What happens when she does?

4. Why does Ira take Marguerite on his first visit to see Abby Welles after the long winter? What does Abby give to Marguerite?

5. Why does Dolly refuse to allow Marguerite to go to Sunday Island to get help? Why does their signal of a white sheet fail to gain notice?

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

7. What type of gathering do the Jordans have shortly after Timothy Welles and Ethan Jordan return from Portsmouth?

8. Before having a meal during the corn shelling, what do the people of the area pray for?

9. What news do the men bring back from Sargent's Point when they return from checking on the cause of some smoke seen from Sunday Island?

10. What quilt does Aunt Hespa give to Marguerite to complete? For what purpose?

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