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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 16, how many men become sick because of the heat?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

2. After coming to the village outside Perigord, what type of trees are found in a grove?
(a) Maple.
(b) Oak.
(c) Walnut.
(d) Sycamore.

3. How are sailors punished who break into kegs of ale and get drunk?
(a) Given only water and bread to eat.
(b) Put in the brig for 3 days.
(c) They were caned.
(d) Flogged until they lay bleeding on the deck.

4. What color are Marguerite's eyes?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Gray.
(d) Brown.

5. What creature does the ship encounter in Chapter 19?
(a) Viperfish.
(b) Squid.
(c) Whale.
(d) Dolphin.

6. How many books are in Roberval's library, when he has his secretary give Marguerite a book by Clement Marot?
(a) 18.
(b) 12.
(c) 20.
(d) 15.

7. Where does Marguerite find a room where Damienne can rest when they arrive on board the ship?
(a) Forecastle.
(b) Quarterdeck.
(c) Stern.
(d) Bow.

8. Who does Marguerite hire to take a letter to Perigord?
(a) Aly's sweetheart.
(b) The steward.
(c) Aly's brother.
(d) A stablehand.

9. How does Roberval punish Marguerite if she plays badly?
(a) Has her go without dinner.
(b) Hits her arm with a riding crop.
(c) Makes her stand in a corner.
(d) Raps her knucles with a wooden rule.

10. What type of birds does Marguerite see at the harbor?
(a) Albatrosses.
(b) Gulls.
(c) Pelicans.
(d) Cormorants.

11. Where is Cartier headed when Roberval meets him in New France?
(a) Back to France.
(b) Down the Saint Lawrence.
(c) To Charlesbourg-Royal.
(d) Inland.

12. When does Marguerite have a barber operate on Damienne's tooth?
(a) Fall.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Spring.

13. What is the secretary's surname?
(a) Gary.
(b) Martel.
(c) Dupre.
(d) Bauldry.

14. How old does Marguerite think her nurse is in Chapter 1?
(a) Around 50.
(b) 48.
(c) 39.
(d) At least 40.

15. How many days after Nicholas is hurt do his sisters, Ysabeau and Suzanne, not come to see Marguerite?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. After a rebellion on the Valentine, how many men does Roberval order be hanged?

2. What is the name of the captain at Roberval's banquet?

3. In Chapter 5, how old are Marguerite and Claire when they have new summer gowns?

4. How many children do the tenants have?

5. What color gown does the secretary remember that Marguerite wore when he first saw her at Perigord?

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