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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 does Aunt Hespa bring for Marguerite when she arrives at the Raising?
(a) A doll.
(b) A new dress.
(c) New stockings.
(d) Fresh herbs.

2. 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.

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

4. To where were Marguerite, her uncle, and her grandmother planning to go when they left France?
(a) Canada.
(b) New York.
(c) Marblehead.
(d) St. Louis.

5. What is the last thing the men do to the house before they finish work at the Raising?
(a) Press moss into the cracks between the logs.
(b) Clean up the wood chips from the chopping of logs.
(c) Install glass in the windows.
(d) Carry the furniture into the house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the children hope will come find them while they are lost in the woods in part 2?

2. In what language does Marguerite sing her Christmas carols?

3. What job is Marguerite immediately given as the Raising starts?

4. Who is Champlain?

5. What food does Patty expect to be served at the Jordans' corn shelling?

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