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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Summer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what port in France did Marguerite, her uncle, and her grandmother sail from the year before the opening of the novel?
(a) Arles.
(b) Le Havre.
(c) Bordeaux.
(d) Calais.

2. What reason does the captain give for changing the originally intended course of the ship to the new farm?
(a) There are too many storms in the area.
(b) There are too many children on board to risk a slower route.
(c) The ship is heavily loaded.
(d) The ship is too light.

3. Who is the main character of Calico Bush?
(a) Aunt Hespa.
(b) Marguerite Ledoux.
(c) Dolly Sargent.
(d) Caleb Sargent.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Seth Jordan?

2. What is a bound-out girl?

3. What is Marguerite untangling as the novel begins?

4. What does Caleb Sargent often call Marguerite in the beginning of the novel?

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

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