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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 excuse does Marguerite give Dolly when she slips out of the house Christmas Eve?
(a) She wants to look for eggs.
(b) She wants to gather pine cones for the fire.
(c) She wants to milk the cow.
(d) She wants to look for blueberries.

2. Who built the casket for Debby's body?
(a) Seth Jordan.
(b) Ira Sargent.
(c) Joel Sargent.
(d) Ethan Jordan.

3. How many pairs of shoes does Dolly tell Aunt Hespa there are for her children and Marguerite that winter in Part 2?
(a) One pair for two children and one for Marguerite.
(b) Enough for everyone.
(c) Two pair for four children and none for Marguerite.
(d) Three pair for five children and two for Marguerite.

4. What do Marguerite and the twins spend the morning of the Raising doing?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Garnishing puddings and cakes.
(c) Picking feathers from wildfowl.
(d) Planting rows of corn.

5. What is a jog?
(a) A type of shoes.
(b) A type of exercise.
(c) A type of dance.
(d) A type of dress.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says the young man in Aunt Hespa's song was wrong to leave his lover?

2. What is a dory?

3. What is the name of the girl in Aunt Hespa's song, Calico Bush?

4. Who taught Marguerite to dance the pavane?

5. In part 3, who sings the most often after the corn shelling is done?

(see the answer key)

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