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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 is a trough?
(a) A long, narrow container.
(b) A type of tree.
(c) A bag filled with cornmeal.
(d) A place where animals eat.

2. Who is Seth Jordan?
(a) The governor of the village where the Sargents are settling.
(b) One of the Sargents' new neighbors.
(c) The previous owner of the Sargents' farm.
(d) Marguerite's cousin.

3. What food remains the staple of the Sargents' diet during the long, harsh winter?
(a) Carrots, corn, and peas.
(b) Turnips, radishes, and potatoes.
(c) Tomatoes, dried meat, and rice.
(d) Turnips, cornmeal, and dried fish.

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

5. What special clothing is Debby wearing for the Raising?
(a) A silk christening dress.
(b) A homespun t-shirt and diaper.
(c) A cotton dress.
(d) A holland jumper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What date does Ira Sargent tell Marguerite it will be the day after she has visited Debby's grave?

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

3. To where were Marguerite, her uncle, and her grandmother planning to go when they left France?

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

5. In part 3, who keeps watch through the night while the men go to check on the fire at Sargent's Point?

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