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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Spring.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In part 3, who sings the most often after the corn shelling is done?
(a) Ira.
(b) Dolly.
(c) Aunt Hespa.
(d) Marguerite.

2. What does Dolly say at the beginning of Part 2 she is grateful for?
(a) Good neighbors willing to work.
(b) A good servant in Marguerite.
(c) Good weather for the Raising.
(d) The health of her children.

3. What does Aunt Hespa boil in milk to help cure health complaints?
(a) Bayberry leaves.
(b) Mullein leaves.
(c) Poppies.
(d) Sheep laurel petals.

4. What is still left to be done in the Sargents' house after the Raising is done?
(a) A stove needs to be brought from Marblehead.
(b) Floors to be laid and furnishing constructed.
(c) Bedrooms are to be added later.
(d) Windows need glass.

5. What chore does Marguerite take over in Ira's absence?
(a) Pulling weeds in the fields.
(b) Feeding the livestock.
(c) Marking the days on his makeshift calendar.
(d) Collecting the sugar maple sap.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Marguerite a little afraid of seeing when they reach the Welles' farm?

2. In what language does Marguerite sing her Christmas carols?

3. What gift does Hannah Welles feel Abby should have returned when she made the choice to marry Ira Sargent?

4. What sport does Caleb indulge in that has resulted in great amounts of meat to be dried for winter use?

5. What complaint does Dolly make in part 4 as Joel prepares the fields for planting?

(see the answer key)

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