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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The growth of what plants signal the end of summer for Marguerite?
(a) Milk thistle and blue bonnets.
(b) Goldenrod and blueberries.
(c) Strawberries and beans.
(d) Goldenrod and red berries.

3. Why does Joel Sargent tell his wife the captain of the Isabella B stayed with them for so long?
(a) To ensure payment.
(b) To look for a farm of his own.
(c) To give the family shelter on his boat.
(d) To help build the house.

4. What does Dolly Sargent use to nurse her baby on the ship?
(a) A rubber glove.
(b) Cleaned pig intestines.
(c) A wooden cup.
(d) A hollowed out gourd filled with milk.

5. What does Marguerite think of her reflection after having not seen herself for many months?
(a) She is unhappy with the shape of her nose.
(b) She likes what she sees.
(c) Her reflection seems odd to her becasue it has matured some.
(d) She thinks she looks like an Indian.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a loom?

2. What is a bound-out girl?

3. What kind of dress to several of the Sargent children wish they could have?

4. How does Marguerite keep going in the right direction during her attempts to retrieve Aunt Hespa?

5. What is an excuse for festivity as Marguerite guesses in the beginning of Part 2?

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