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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. Who taught Marguerite to dance the pavane?
2. What is the first word the Indian in the woods speaks to Marguerite?
3. At the end of part 3, what is the first word Debby clearly speaks?
4. What does a voice in the chaos of the Indians fighting over the cloth from the Maypole say to Marguerite that causes her to stop fearing for herself and the children?
5. In part 3, what gift did Ethan bring his father that causes joy for Marguerite?
Short Essay Questions
1. After the Maypole begins to fall apart at the end of Part 4, how does Marguerite finally make the Indians leave Sargent's Point?
2. How does Marguerite react to the arrival of the Indians after returning the children safely to the house?
3. Marguerite sees smoke at Sargent's Point when she goes to sit before the window after being criticized for her dance. Who does she tell? What do they do?
4. What quilt does Aunt Hespa give to Marguerite to complete? For what purpose?
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 supplies have the Sargents run low on? Why?
7. What offer does Joel Sargent make to Marguerite at the end of the novel?
8. What does Marguerite learn was the only thing the Sargents routinely do to celebrate Christmas?
9. What work does Joel take on by himself when Ira and Caleb go away on the Fortunate Star?
10. What type of gathering do the Jordans have shortly after Timothy Welles and Ethan Jordan return from Portsmouth?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Who is Joel Sargent? Why has he sold everything he owns for a farm on the coast of Maine? What does Joel hope he can do with a farm? Does he? What does Joel find when he arrives at the farm? Why does Joel not allow his neighbors to talk him out of living somewhere else, such as one of the empty islands in the channel? Why does Joel insist on working his own farm that he paid for? What does this say about his character? How does Joel treat his children? How does he treat Marguerite? Why does Joel offer to send Marguerite away at the end of the novel?
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
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?
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