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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 look for a farm of his own.
(c) To help build the house.
(d) To ensure payment.

2. What does Marguerite quietly admire about the men working on the house at the Raising?
(a) Their ability to ignore the children.
(b) Their ability to do as they please.
(c) Their ability to turn trees into homes.
(d) Their ability to drink freely.

3. In Aunt Hespa's song, what happens to the young woman's lover?
(a) He froze to death while traveling to get his bride a nice wedding dress.
(b) He died at sea.
(c) He was murdered by theives.
(d) He froze to death working in the fields of his farm.

4. What do the children eat with their bread that makes Dolly worry about their cleanliness?
(a) Jam.
(b) Molasses.
(c) Dried fruit.
(d) Honey.

5. What is a bound-out girl?
(a) A girl who runs errands for a family.
(b) A girl who travels with families in need.
(c) A girl who is sent to boarding school.
(d) A girl who works as a servant in exchange for room and board.

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

7. 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.

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

9. What does grit mean as used in Part 1 of this novel?
(a) Foreigner.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Courage.
(d) Stupidity.

10. In part 2, what bird does Marguerite show a reluctance to eat?
(a) Wildfowl.
(b) Chickens.
(c) Geese.
(d) Pigeons.

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

12. What is a loom?
(a) A device that makes thread from wool.
(b) A device that dyes raw wool.
(c) A device that cleans raw wool.
(d) A device that weaves thread into cloth.

13. In part 2, Marguerite stumbles on a cave and finds a pile of bones near a cold fire. What else does she find?
(a) A woman's petticoat.
(b) A woman's necklace.
(c) A child's shoe buckle.
(d) A child's toy.

14. Of whom is the poem Maypole Point about?
(a) Dolly.
(b) Debby.
(c) Marguerite.
(d) Aunt Hespa.

15. Why does Marguerite only use French when she is alone?
(a) She wants to keep it private, only for herself.
(b) The Sargents do not approve of her use of the foreign tongue.
(c) She wants to surprise the Sargents by teaching the language to the children.
(d) The Sargents cannot understand, therefore she is trying to be polite.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item of clothing does Aunt Hespa give to Marguerite at the end of part 2?

2. Who plays the fiddle during Marguerite's visit at Aunt Hespa's?

3. Who does the children hope will come find them while they are lost in the woods in part 2?

4. What do Marguerite and the twins spend the morning of the Raising doing?

5. In part 2, what does Aunt Hespa tell Marguerite she is waiting for in order to complete the squares for her Delectable Mountain quilt?

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