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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. After some bantering between Mother and Father, what occurs?
(a) Father walks away.
(b) Mother demands that Father come talk to her.
(c) Father goes into the house and eats some pie.
(d) Father talks to Mother right away.
2. What reason does Mother give Father for needing improvements on the farm?
(a) Sammy needs a new home in which to get married.
(b) Nanny needs a new home in which to get married.
(c) They need a new barn so they can have more animals and make more money.
(d) They need a new home so they can have more children.
3. What is the description of Mother's efforts during the scene following the arrival at the farm?
(a) A feat equal to Wolfe's storming of the Heights of Abraham.
(b) She could have done it only with Father's help.
(c) Something that is as easy as pie.
(d) She couldn't have done it without the help of the children.
4. What is the best description of Mother's assessment of her own attitude toward their house?
(a) She knows she has always complained about the house, and she does not understand why Father won't listen.
(b) She loves their house.
(c) She loves her house but that it is Nanny who complains about it.
(d) She has never complained about their house.
5. What does Father tell Mother might arrive while he is gone?
(a) Eggs.
(b) Cows.
(c) Hay.
(d) Calico.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which command does Mother give Father as he leaves on his trip?
2. Where is Father going when he leaves the farm?
3. Where do Mother and her visitor talk?
4. After she voices her opinion on the state of the house and barn, what is Mother's reaction to Father's response?
5. What is the best description of the new barn by 5:00 on the evening of the arrival at the farm?
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