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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What business did Marguerite's uncle plan to start in the New World?
2. What animal does Marguerite think Dolly resembles in her homespun dress and scoop bonnet?
3. The growth of what plants signal the end of summer for Marguerite?
4. At the end of part 2, what does Aunt Hespa have Seth draw a pattern of Marguerite's feet on?
5. What is the name of the place where Marguerite and her grandmother end up after they run out of money?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why are the captain and Joel Sargent surprised to find Caleb and Marguerite still on board the ship after the storm? What does Joel say about Marguerite?
2. Why do the Sargents decide to put the livestock in the water and allow them to swim to their new farm rather than transport them some other way?
3. What happens to the cow and her calf when they are put in the water to swim to shore? Who rescues them?
4. What is Marguerite's understanding of her indentured servitude to the Sargents? How long is it to last?
5. What causes Marguerite a rare moment of happiness during the Raising?
6. What luxuries does Marguerite find herself indulging in at Aunt Hespa's house shortly after rescuing the cow and calf?
7. What story does Ira tell the children their first night on the ship?
8. Why do the children need to be cleaned up? Why do they protest?
9. How does Jacob Sargent injure himself during the Raising? How does Marguerite help to care for the child?
10. When the ship drops anchor at Falmouth, why do they decide to drop anchor outside of town?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is a corn shelling party? Why do the Jordans throw one? What do these parties centered around work say about the time period? What type of dance does Marguerite do after the shelling is done? Why do some of the neighbors find it shocking? Why does Aunt Hespa express the opinion that it was a nice dance? What does this dance say about the differences between Marguerite and the people to whom she is bound?
Essay Topic 2
Who is Caleb? How does he treat Marguerite in the beginning of the novel? What does he think when Marguerite risks her life to help him save the animals during a storm? Does this change his perception of her? Why does Caleb lead Marguerite and the children into the woods and leave them alone? What happens when Marguerite tries to find her way home alone? How does Caleb feel about this? What do Caleb and Marguerite do together the night Debby is burned? How does this alter Caleb's opinion of Marguerite? How does Caleb feel when he learns that Marguerite might go to Canada to live in a convent? How does he react when she chooses to remain with the Sargents?
Essay Topic 3
Who is Aunt Hespa? How does Marguerite come to meet her? What is their relationship like from the first meeting? What does Aunt Hespa have that Marguerite admires? What does Aunt Hespa show Marguerite on their first meeting? What does Aunt Hespa have to teach Marguerite? How many times does Marguerite visit Aunt Hespa to help with chores and projects? What quilt pattern does Aunt Hespa show Marguerite? What gift does Aunt Hespa make to Marguerite at the end of the novel?
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