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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dolly Sargent use to nurse her baby on the ship?
(a) Cleaned pig intestines.
(b) A rubber glove.
(c) A hollowed out gourd filled with milk.
(d) A wooden cup.

2. Who is to sail with the Isabella B when it leaves for Portsmouth?
(a) Ira Sargent and Caleb Sargent.
(b) Timothy and Abby Welles.
(c) Ira Sargent and Ethan Jordan.
(d) Timothy Welles and Ethan Jordan.

3. What is Marguerite untangling as the novel begins?
(a) Wool.
(b) Children.
(c) Hair.
(d) Yarn.

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

5. To what does Caleb often compare Marguerite to, suggesting his thoughts as to her trustworthiness?
(a) Englishmen.
(b) Catholics.
(c) Scots.
(d) Indians.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Marguerite she did the right thing after her encounter with the bear?

2. When Marguerite finds the cave in the woods, what about it frightens her?

3. What is Passageewakeag?

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

5. Why does Joel Sargent tell his wife the captain of the Isabella B stayed with them for so long?

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