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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal does Marguerite think Dolly resembles in her homespun dress and scoop bonnet?
(a) A hen.
(b) A cow.
(c) A sheep.
(d) A pig.

2. What is the point of view of the novel?
(a) Third person limited.
(b) Third person omniscient.
(c) Second person.
(d) First person.

3. What does grit mean as used in Part 1 of this novel?
(a) Courage.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Stupidity.
(d) Foreigner.

4. In Aunt Hespa's song, what is the dress the young woman wanted to make her dress out of?
(a) Silk.
(b) Cashmere.
(c) Spun cotton.
(d) Sprigged calico.

5. Why has the author begun her book with the poem Maypole Point?
(a) To foreshadow the death of Marguerite.
(b) To build tension in the story.
(c) To show off her poetic side.
(d) To preface the story.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says the young man in Aunt Hespa's song was wrong to leave his lover?

2. What is the name of the ship the Sargents are sailing on to get to their new farm?

3. What does Marguerite wear on a cord around her neck?

4. What is a dory?

5. Who is Jerusha?

(see the answer key)

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