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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Marguerite only use French when she is alone?
(a) She wants to keep it private, only for herself.
(b) The Sargents cannot understand, therefore she is trying to be polite.
(c) She wants to surprise the Sargents by teaching the language to the children.
(d) The Sargents do not approve of her use of the foreign tongue.

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

3. Who says the young man in Aunt Hespa's song was wrong to leave his lover?
(a) Joel Sargent.
(b) Ethan Jordan.
(c) Seth Jordan.
(d) Ira Sargent.

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

5. Who is Jerusha?
(a) A sheep.
(b) Dolly's sister.
(c) A corncob doll.
(d) Joel's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of dress to several of the Sargent children wish they could have?

2. Who is Seth Jordan?

3. When Marguerite is awoken by the storm, what is the first thing she does?

4. What animal does Marguerite think Dolly resembles in her homespun dress and scoop bonnet?

5. Why does Marguerite decide Indians must not be so bad as they travel through Penobscot Bay?

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