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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What cargo does the Fortunate Star carry?
(a) Lumber to the Royal Navy.
(b) Cloth and tea for sale in Boston.
(c) Dried goods for the Royal Navy.
(d) Coffee and beans for the people of Boston.

2. In part 4, what do the twins draw straws to do?
(a) Go swimming.
(b) Wear a pair of shoes.
(c) Play with the doll.
(d) Play with the maypole.

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

4. Why does Abby want to learn the embroidery stitches Marguerite learned to do in a convent in France?
(a) To make a fancy wedding dress.
(b) To decorate the collars of her new dresses.
(c) To decorate some napkins she is making for the home she will share with Ira.
(d) To impress her mother.

5. In part 3, it is revealed that Ira plans to make his home where?
(a) On Sunday Island.
(b) In Marblehead.
(c) On a hundred acres of land on Sargent's Point that Joel has given him.
(d) On an acre of land Mr. Welles has given him.

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

7. What does Ira take to the Welles on his first visit after the worst of the winter storms?
(a) Store bought gifts.
(b) Cornmeal.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Maple sugar syrup.

8. What treat does Abby talk her mother into serving Ira Sargent and Marguerite?
(a) Fresh bread.
(b) Spice cake.
(c) Molasses cakes.
(d) Pumpkin pie.

9. How does Marguerite propose she reach Aunt Hespa for help in caring for Debby's burns?
(a) Swim across the channel.
(b) Climb over the channel on an old rope bridge.
(c) Boat across the channel.
(d) Walk across the frozen channel.

10. What complaint does Dolly make in part 4 as Joel prepares the fields for planting?
(a) That he is not doing a good enough job.
(b) That he is not working hard enough.
(c) That he is working too hard.
(d) That he is trying to do everything too perfectly.

11. What is the name of the girl in Aunt Hespa's song, Calico Bush?
(a) Joan.
(b) Judy.
(c) Tina.
(d) Denise.

12. What is the first word the Indian in the woods speaks to Marguerite?
(a) Noel.
(b) Love.
(c) Help.
(d) Hello.

13. Why does Joel Sargent refuse to ask any of his neighbors for more ammunition?
(a) He does not think his neighbors would give him any because they all want to see the Indians get him and the family.
(b) He doesn't believe they would give it to him either from need or because he refused to listen to advice.
(c) He is too proud to beg for anything.
(d) He does not want to impose.

14. What gift did Ethan Jordan bring to Abby Welles upon his return from Portsmouth?
(a) China cups.
(b) Perfume.
(c) Silk material for a dress.
(d) A bracelet.

15. In part 3, who keeps watch through the night while the men go to check on the fire at Sargent's Point?
(a) The Morse men.
(b) The Jordan men.
(c) The Stanley men.
(d) The Sargent men.

Short Answer Questions

1. In part 3, who does Marguerite find preparing for breakfast in the kitchen the morning after the men go to check on smoke at Sargent's Point?

2. What food remains the staple of the Sargents' diet during the long, harsh winter?

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

4. How does Marguerite keep going in the right direction during her attempts to retrieve Aunt Hespa?

5. What change in her private thoughts does Marguerite suddenly notice in part 4?

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