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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What business did Marguerite's uncle plan to start in the New World?

2. What is one of the reasons Joel Sargent gives for deciding to sell all he owns to buy this new farm?

3. What are the mugs made of that Aunt Hespa serves milk in after Marguerite's ordeal in the channel saving the cows?

4. Why does Marguerite decide Indians must not be so bad as they travel through Penobscot Bay?

5. What is an excuse for festivity as Marguerite guesses in the beginning of Part 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Marguerite go into the woods with the children? Why does Caleb leave them alone?

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

3. How does life on Sunday Island compare to life on Sargents' Point in Marguerite's eyes?

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

5. When the ship drops anchor at Falmouth, why do they decide to drop anchor outside of town?

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

7. Why does Aunt Hespa invite Marguerite to her home at the end of Part 2?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Joel Sargent give Marguerite the opportunity to go to French Canada? Where will Marguerite go once she arrives there? Does she decide to go? Why or why not? How do the other members of the family feel about Marguerite's opportunity? Her choice? How does Caleb reveal his feelings to Marguerite? What does the ending of the novel imply about Marguerite's future with the Sargent family? Is this an optimistic ending?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Marguerite Ledoux? Why is she with the Sargent family? Why did Marguerite come to America in the first place? What did Marguerite's uncle dream they could do in America? What was Marguerite's role to be? What happened to her uncle? What happened to her grandmother? Where did Marguerite go after she was orphaned? Why do many Americans dislike the French? What does Caleb call Marguerite? For what reason?

Essay Topic 3

Why is Marguerite saddened that the Sargents do not celebrate Christmas? Why don't they celebrate Christmas? How does Marguerite have her own private celebration? What does she do? Where does she do it? What does she think about as she celebrates? What gifts does she want to give to the children? Who does she run into during her private celebration? What does this person tell her? How does Marguerite feel about meeting this person? What does she give him? Why does she not tell anyone about this encounter?

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