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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Spring.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In part 3, who does Marguerite find preparing for breakfast in the kitchen the morning after the men go to check on smoke at Sargent's Point?
(a) Dolly and Aunt Hespa.
(b) Kate Stanley and Dolly.
(c) Abby and Hannah Welles.
(d) Abby Welles and Aunt Hespa.

3. What complaint does Dolly make in part 4 as Joel prepares the fields for planting?
(a) That he is working too hard.
(b) That he is trying to do everything too perfectly.
(c) That he is not working hard enough.
(d) That he is not doing a good enough job.

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. Who is Seth Jordan?
(a) The previous owner of the Sargents' farm.
(b) One of the Sargents' new neighbors.
(c) The governor of the village where the Sargents are settling.
(d) Marguerite's cousin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a trough?

2. What is one of the reasons Joel Sargent gives for deciding to sell all he owns to buy this new farm?

3. What does Marguerite think of her reflection after having not seen herself for many months?

4. What cargo does the Fortunate Star carry?

5. What is a dory?

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