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Part 1: Summer

1. Of whom is the poem Maypole Point about?
(a) Dolly.
(b) Marguerite.
(c) Aunt Hespa.
(d) Debby.

2. Why has the author begun her book with the poem Maypole Point?
(a) To build tension in the story.
(b) To foreshadow the death of Marguerite.
(c) To show off her poetic side.
(d) To preface the story.

3. What is the point of view of the novel?
(a) Third person limited.
(b) First person.
(c) Third person omniscient.
(d) Second person.

4. Who is the main character of Calico Bush?
(a) Caleb Sargent.
(b) Dolly Sargent.
(c) Aunt Hespa.
(d) Marguerite Ledoux.

5. In what year does the novel begin?
(a) 1643.
(b) 1843.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1743.

6. What is Marguerite untangling as the novel begins?
(a) Children.
(b) Wool.
(c) Yarn.
(d) Hair.

7. What animal does Marguerite think Dolly resembles in her homespun dress and scoop bonnet?
(a) A hen.
(b) A sheep.
(c) A cow.
(d) A pig.

8. What does Marguerite quickly learn a bound-out girl is not expected to hold?
(a) Opinions of their own.
(b) Food.
(c) The children.
(d) Money.

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