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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Fall.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of part 2, why does Aunt Hespa have Seth draw a pattern of Marguerite's feet?
(a) To help her learn how to make her own stockings.
(b) To show her how to make a drawing of a turkey.
(c) To create a sock-like thing to help her new boots fit better.
(d) To prepare to build her new shoes.

2. What does Hannah Welles claim is tempting Providence in Part 2?
(a) Ignoring the advice of neighbors.
(b) Living so close to a known Indian burial ground.
(c) Allowing Aunt Hepsa to sew a cut on Jacob's head.
(d) Moving into the new house after blood was spilled in the doorway.

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

4. Why does Joel Sargent tell his wife the captain of the Isabella B stayed with them for so long?
(a) To give the family shelter on his boat.
(b) To help build the house.
(c) To ensure payment.
(d) To look for a farm of his own.

5. What does Marguerite point out in the night sky to the children?
(a) A falling star.
(b) The full moon.
(c) The direction to their new home.
(d) Constellations.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In Aunt Hespa's song, what happens to the young woman's lover?

4. What crops did the Sargents plant upon their arrival that are just coming up in Part 2?

5. What does Marguerite quietly admire about the men working on the house at the Raising?

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