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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Aunt Hespa bring for Marguerite when she arrives at the Raising?
(a) Fresh herbs.
(b) A doll.
(c) New stockings.
(d) A new dress.

2. How many children do the Sargents have?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Seven.
(d) Six.

3. To what does Caleb often compare Marguerite to, suggesting his thoughts as to her trustworthiness?
(a) Scots.
(b) Indians.
(c) Englishmen.
(d) Catholics.

4. Off of what island is it said is the best fishing in Penobscot Bay?
(a) Sunday Island.
(b) Mount Desert.
(c) Isle au Haut.
(d) Monhegan.

5. Why is the roof of the cave darkened?
(a) The Indians have drawn on it.
(b) There have been many fires inside the cave.
(c) The bears have rubbed against it, staining it with the oils from their coats.
(d) The damp has caused a growth of mold.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job did Marguerite want to attend to at the Raising?

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

3. What image does Dolly suggest the neighbors will compare her children to if they are not washed and cleaned?

4. What chore does Caleb allow Marguerite to do that she often finds wearisome, though she refuses to tell Caleb, in Part 2?

5. Who is the main character of Calico Bush?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the children follow the dog to the stream? What do they see? What happens next?

2. How does Caleb react when he finds Marguerite and the children wondering alone in the woods?

3. What causes Marguerite a rare moment of happiness during the Raising?

4. What stories does a stranger tell the children when he runs across them on the pasture lands outside Falmouth?

5. What reasons do the men give for stopping in Falmouth before the storm hits their ship?

6. How does Jacob Sargent injure himself during the Raising? How does Marguerite help to care for the child?

7. What causes some shock and fright as the Sargent family sets eyes on their new farm for the first time?

8. What does Aunt Hespa tell Dolly and Marguerite to do with the baby to ensure she will not play in the open fire in the main room of the house?

9. How does Marguerite become lost in the woods?

10. What type of cuttings does Seth Jordan bring the Sargents? For what reason?

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