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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does young Jacob sit while eating his midday meal?
(a) On a keg.
(b) On Marguerite's lap.
(c) On the ship's rail.
(d) On the ship's deck.

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

4. How much older than Marguerite is Caleb?
(a) A year.
(b) Three years.
(c) Two years.
(d) The same age.

5. Where are Aunt Hespa's family from?
(a) Ireland.
(b) England.
(c) Scotland.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

1. What business did Marguerite's uncle plan to start in the New World?

2. What is the name of the place where Marguerite and her grandmother end up after they run out of money?

3. What reason does the captain give for changing the originally intended course of the ship to the new farm?

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

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

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