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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the best description of the house Adoniram and Sarah Penn own?
(a) A tiny shack.
(b) A large, spacious mansion.
(c) A quaint but beautiful two-story house.
(d) A small but adequate house.

2. Mother's attitude changes after Sammy provides her with information. What is the best description of this changed attitude?
(a) Calmness by reminding herself that Father is a good father and that their house is just fine.
(b) Calmness by remembering that her childhood home wasn't much better.
(c) Excitement about the future.
(d) Ambivalence.

3. What is the best description of the story with regard to the author's writing work?
(a) It is the author's least known work.
(b) It is the story that the author loved to write.
(c) It is the author's best known work.
(d) It the story that the author hated to write.

4. Why does Mother react the way she does to knowing why men are digging in the field?
(a) She does not care if there is a new hole.
(b) She is happy because she wants a hole in the spot they are digging.
(c) She is sad because she does not want a hole where they are digging.
(d) She is angry because the new house is supposed to go where the men are digging.

5. When Nanny sees Mother after she has spoken with Father about the digging, what does Nanny ask about?
(a) What the men are digging for.
(b) When her brother can get married.
(c) When she can get married.
(d) Where her father went.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long has Sammy been aware of the new information he gives Mother?

2. What does the protagonist NOT defy?

3. When Nanny hears Mother's answer for why the men are digging, what is her reaction?

4. After Mother asks Sammy the question, what does she do to Sammy?

5. Of the following, what is the most accurate description of "The Revolt of 'Mother'"?

(see the answer key)

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