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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Winter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the guests at the Jordans' corn shelling expected to do?
(a) Make creamed corn from the ears of corn.
(b) Peel the outer covering from dried corn.
(c) Shred the corn kernels from the cob.
(d) Pick the ears of corn.

2. Why did Marguerite not attend Debby's burial?
(a) She had a cold.
(b) Her feet were too swollen from the cold.
(c) The Sargents would not allow it.
(d) She refused to accept the child's death.

3. What does the Indian call the person who helped heal him in Quebec?
(a) Les Bon Dieu.
(b) Les Gris Hombre.
(c) Les Peres Neo.
(d) Les Peres Gris.

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

5. What does Aunt Hespa bring for Marguerite when she arrives at the Raising?
(a) New stockings.
(b) A new dress.
(c) A doll.
(d) Fresh herbs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Dolly Sargent use to nurse her baby on the ship?

3. In part 3, who sings the most often after the corn shelling is done?

4. How much older than Marguerite is Caleb?

5. What is a bound-out girl?

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