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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. Why is the roof of the cave darkened?

2. What is still left to be done in the Sargents' house after the Raising is done?

3. Who rescues Marguerite out of the water after she rescues the cow and calf?

4. What sport does Caleb indulge in that has resulted in great amounts of meat to be dried for winter use?

5. Who plays the fiddle during Marguerite's visit at Aunt Hespa's?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What stories does a stranger tell the children when he runs across them on the pasture lands outside Falmouth?

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

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

6. How does Marguerite become lost in the woods?

7. What causes some shock and fright as the Sargent family sets eyes on their new farm for the first time?

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

9. How does Jacob Sargent injure himself during the Raising? How does Marguerite help to care for the child?

10. What does Aunt Hespa tell Dolly and Marguerite to do with the baby to ensure she will not play in the open fire in the main room of the house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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