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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What food are Marguerite and Damienne given when they arrive at La Rochelle?
(a) Soup and bread.
(b) Roast beef and ale.
(c) Roast chicken and ale.
(d) Bread and cheese.

2. How old is Marguerite when Claire comes to live with her and Claire's mother teaches them both?
(a) 13.
(b) 11.
(c) 12.
(d) 14.

3. In May during Marguerite's first year at Roberval's house, how many ships does Alys see in the harbor loading for New France?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

4. How old was Damienne when she came to the estate?
(a) 10.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 9.

5. What are the names of Marguerite's maids in Chapter 1?
(a) Noemie, Sophia, and Julia.
(b) Anna, Lya. and Elea.
(c) Louise, Ella, Gaelle.
(d) Francoise, Claude, and Jeanne.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Marguerite's mother heir to?

2. When does Marguerite have a barber operate on Damienne's tooth?

3. In Chapter 16, how many men become sick because of the heat?

4. To what family does Roberval mortgage Marguerite's estate?

5. What color are Marguerite's eyes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Marguerite and Damienne's quarters like aboard the Anne?

2. How does Roberval injure Marguerite when she struggles to repeat Psalms from a book he gave her?

3. Who was the secretary's father?

4. How did Auguste come to work for Roberval?

5. How do Marguerite and Claire start spending time with Suzanne and Ysabeau Montfort?

6. How do conditions improve at La Rochelle when the secretary is in residence?

7. What does Marguerite see at the market when she goes with Alys?

8. What punishment does Roberval devise when he catches Auguste and Marguerite together?

9. In Chapter 11, what plans does Roberval have for Marguerite?

10. What happens when the ships encounter whales?

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