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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Winter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What work do the women indulge after the large meal is finished during the Raising?
(a) Darning socks.
(b) Laundry.
(c) Washing dishes.
(d) Knitting and patchwork.

2. In part 3, what drink does Ira give the dog when it returns from its fight with the Indians?
(a) Liquor.
(b) Tea.
(c) Milk.
(d) Coffee.

3. What job is Marguerite immediately given as the Raising starts?
(a) Watching over the children.
(b) Cooking the wildfowl.
(c) Keeping flies from the food.
(d) Filling the spaces between logs on the new house.

4. What does Caleb criticize Marguerite for doing after she saw the bear?
(a) For scaring it away.
(b) For allowing the dog to attack it.
(c) For allowing the children to follow the dog.
(d) For leaving the butter in the stream.

5. What unpleasant side effect does a storm have on the occupants of the Sargent home in part 3?
(a) It causes the fire to go out.
(b) It causes wind to blow through cracks at the windows.
(c) It causes water to drip on the fire and cause smoke to fill the house.
(d) It causes the animals to flee the area.

Short Answer Questions

1. In part 3, where does Marguerite put the children to sleep while the men investigate the fire on Sargent's Point?

2. What date does Ira Sargent tell Marguerite it will be the day after she has visited Debby's grave?

3. What food remains the staple of the Sargents' diet during the long, harsh winter?

4. Why does Marguerite only use French when she is alone?

5. What reason does the captain give for changing the originally intended course of the ship to the new farm?

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