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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Fall.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hannah Welles claim is tempting Providence in Part 2?
(a) Moving into the new house after blood was spilled in the doorway.
(b) Living so close to a known Indian burial ground.
(c) Allowing Aunt Hepsa to sew a cut on Jacob's head.
(d) Ignoring the advice of neighbors.

2. Off of what island is it said is the best fishing in Penobscot Bay?
(a) Monhegan.
(b) Sunday Island.
(c) Isle au Haut.
(d) Mount Desert.

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

4. How many children do the Sargents have?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Seven.
(d) Five.

5. What is the name of the place where Marguerite and her grandmother end up after they run out of money?
(a) Jail.
(b) Orphanage.
(c) Hospice.
(d) Poor Farm.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Aunt Hespa's family from?

2. How does Marguerite catch sight of her reflection for the first time in many months?

3. How many pairs of shoes does Dolly tell Aunt Hespa there are for her children and Marguerite that winter in Part 2?

4. In what year does the novel begin?

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

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