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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the interaction with her husband about the men digging is over, what does Mother finally do?
(a) She goes back into the house.
(b) She sits on the ground and cries.
(c) She runs after Father.
(d) She goes to her friend's house.

2. Finally, what answer does Father give Mother about why the men are digging in the field?
(a) They are digging a field for the new cows.
(b) They are digging a cellar for the new barn.
(c) They are digging a ditch so that water can reach the crops.
(d) They are digging a cellar for the new house.

3. What is Sammy Penn doing when Mother goes back into the house?
(a) Reading a book.
(b) Combing his hair.
(c) Making dinner.
(d) Eating supper.

4. Which of the following best describes Nanny's logic behind her confusion regarding the digging?
(a) Another barn in unnecessary when their house is in such poor condition.
(b) A family cemetery is not needed when everyone is healthy and young.
(c) A ditch is not nececssary because there is a river down the road.
(d) Another house is unnecessary when the one in which they live is in such good condition.

5. What does Mother ask Sammy when she goes back into the house after learning the reason for the digging?
(a) What his book is about.
(b) If he wants more supper.
(c) If he was aware that his father was planning to build a new house.
(d) If he was aware that his father was planning to build a new barn.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mother watches the men digging in the field, what does she ask Father?

2. What is the best description of the goal that the protagonist accomplishes?

3. What is Mother's attitude after she hears Sammy's response to her second question?

4. What does Nanny's confusion regarding the reason to why men are digging in the field center upon?

5. When Father answers Mother's question about what they are digging for, what is his response?

(see the answer key)

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