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

2. In Aunt Hespa's song, what happens to the young woman's lover?

3. In Part 2, rumors of what delayed the sailing of the Isabella B in one of two incidences?

4. When Marguerite is awoken by the storm, what is the first thing she does?

5. What work do the women indulge after the large meal is finished during the Raising?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does Ira tell the children their first night on the ship?

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

3. Why do the Sargents decide to put the livestock in the water and allow them to swim to their new farm rather than transport them some other way?

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

5. What reasons do the men give for stopping in Falmouth before the storm hits their ship?

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

7. Why does Marguerite stop to investigate a cave while searching for a way out of the woods?

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

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

10. What luxuries does Marguerite find herself indulging in at Aunt Hespa's house shortly after rescuing the cow and calf?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Ethan Jordan? Who has he been courting since before the arrival of the Sargents? How does the arrival of the Jordans change Ethan's romantic intentions? How does Ethan react to this change? What does this say about Ethan? About the time period in which the novel is set? Who is Seth Jordan? What warning does he give the Sargents upon their initial arrival in the channel? What does Seth think of their refusal to listen to his advice? What does Seth do to help or hinder the Sargents? Why does he do this?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss one of the following in detail as it appears in and impacts the plot of the novel, citing examples from the novel to support your conclusions:

1) Symbolism

2) Irony

3) Metaphor

Essay Topic 3

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

1) Friendship

2) Frontier life

3) Family

4) Isolation

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