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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. Whose fresh dress and white knitted stockings makes Marguerite feel self conscious?

2. Who tells Marguerite she did the right thing after her encounter with the bear?

3. Of whom is the poem Maypole Point about?

4. How many children do the Sargents have?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Marguerite become lost in the woods?

4. What does Marguerite see in the sky over Sunday Island on the day she goes to help Aunt Hespa with the weaving of cloth?

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

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

7. What makes Marguerite feel as if there is a piece of home in Penobscot Bay?

8. Why do the children need to be cleaned up? Why do they protest?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is the Sargent family on a ship? Where are they going? For what reason? How much of a risk are they taking by making this move? What could the benefits be of this move? What are some of the dangers? What happens when a storm hits the ship int he middle of the night? What does Marguerite do to help the family? Did she have to do that? How does this action change some of the opinions the Sargents hold of Marguerite? What does this act say about Marguerite's character? About her motivations?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Caleb? How does he treat Marguerite in the beginning of the novel? What does he think when Marguerite risks her life to help him save the animals during a storm? Does this change his perception of her? Why does Caleb lead Marguerite and the children into the woods and leave them alone? What happens when Marguerite tries to find her way home alone? How does Caleb feel about this? What do Caleb and Marguerite do together the night Debby is burned? How does this alter Caleb's opinion of Marguerite? How does Caleb feel when he learns that Marguerite might go to Canada to live in a convent? How does he react when she chooses to remain with the Sargents?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following in detail using examples from the novel to support your conclusions:

1) Structure

2) Language

3) Setting

4) Point of view

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