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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is to sail with the Isabella B when it leaves for Portsmouth?
(a) Ira Sargent and Caleb Sargent.
(b) Timothy Welles and Ethan Jordan.
(c) Timothy and Abby Welles.
(d) Ira Sargent and Ethan Jordan.
2. What chore does Caleb allow Marguerite to do that she often finds wearisome, though she refuses to tell Caleb, in Part 2?
(a) Scraping animal hides.
(b) Corn grinding.
(c) Potato digging.
(d) Drying fish.
3. Why is the roof of the cave darkened?
(a) The damp has caused a growth of mold.
(b) The bears have rubbed against it, staining it with the oils from their coats.
(c) There have been many fires inside the cave.
(d) The Indians have drawn on it.
4. Who are the Morses?
(a) Neighbors of the Sargents.
(b) The local magistrate.
(c) Marguerite's family.
(d) Cousins to the Jordans.
5. Who is Jerusha?
(a) Dolly's sister.
(b) A sheep.
(c) A corncob doll.
(d) Joel's mother.
6. What is a bound-out girl?
(a) A girl who is sent to boarding school.
(b) A girl who runs errands for a family.
(c) A girl who travels with families in need.
(d) A girl who works as a servant in exchange for room and board.
7. What special clothing is Debby wearing for the Raising?
(a) A holland jumper.
(b) A cotton dress.
(c) A silk christening dress.
(d) A homespun t-shirt and diaper.
8. What is the name of the place where Marguerite and her grandmother end up after they run out of money?
(a) Hospice.
(b) Orphanage.
(c) Jail.
(d) Poor Farm.
9. Who responds to Marguerite with friendliness at the Raising that brings Marguerite pleasure?
(a) Dolly Sargent.
(b) Caleb Sargent.
(c) Ira Sargent.
(d) Abby Welles.
10. What is Passageewakeag?
(a) A French term for homeland.
(b) An Indian term for holy land.
(c) A French term for cemetery.
(d) An Indian term for place of ghosts or spirits.
11. How do the twins explain to Marguerite the crickets make their noises?
(a) Rubbing their hind legs together.
(b) Rubbing their front legs together.
(c) Rubbing their antenna together.
(d) Rubbing their tails together.
12. Who tells Marguerite she did the right thing after her encounter with the bear?
(a) Joel and Dolly Sargent.
(b) Abby Welles.
(c) Aunt Hespa.
(d) Seth Jordan.
13. What does Marguerite quietly admire about the men working on the house at the Raising?
(a) Their ability to drink freely.
(b) Their ability to turn trees into homes.
(c) Their ability to ignore the children.
(d) Their ability to do as they please.
14. 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) The health of her children.
(d) Good weather for the Raising.
15. What did the captain say takes you places without waiting for no road?
(a) Storm clouds.
(b) A river.
(c) The sea.
(d) The wind.
Short Answer Questions
1. What sport does Caleb indulge in that has resulted in great amounts of meat to be dried for winter use?
2. At the end of part 2, what does Aunt Hespa have Seth draw a pattern of Marguerite's feet on?
3. Where are Aunt Hespa's family from?
4. What does Aunt Hespa boil in milk to help cure health complaints?
5. What does Marguerite wear on a cord around her neck?
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