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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 cargo does the Fortunate Star carry?
2. Who is Marguerite a little afraid of seeing when they reach the Welles' farm?
3. In part 4, what do the twins draw straws to do?
4. In what language does Marguerite sing her Christmas carols?
5. What gift did Ethan Jordan bring to Abby Welles upon his return from Portsmouth?
Short Essay Questions
1. What work does Joel take on by himself when Ira and Caleb go away on the Fortunate Star?
2. How does Marguerite react to the arrival of the Indians after returning the children safely to the house?
3. What supplies have the Sargents run low on? Why?
4. What does Marguerite learn was the only thing the Sargents routinely do to celebrate Christmas?
5. 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?
6. How do the Sargents friends and neighbors react when Marguerite dances a French dance?
7. What do Caleb and Marguerite do after Debby is injured? What is the result?
8. What news do the men bring back from Sargent's Point when they return from checking on the cause of some smoke seen from Sunday Island?
9. 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?
10. Before having a meal during the corn shelling, what do the people of the area pray for?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Who is Ira Sargent? Why has he come to help settle his brother's new farm? What does Ira hope to get out of the work on the farm? Who catches Ira's eye from nearly the beginning? Who else was courting this girl? When does Ira learn that this girl has chosen him? Why does Ira not marry her immediately? What does Ira want to do before he can marry? Why does Ira leave on a ship for a time int he middle of summer? How does this impact the work on the farm?
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
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?
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