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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Sammy leaves in Section 2, where does Nanny go?
(a) To the store to buy more thread for her embroidery.
(b) To school with Sammy.
(c) To the neighbor's house with Sammy.
(d) To the store to buy more mincemeat for the pies.

2. For how long has Sammy been aware of the new information he gives Mother?
(a) For six months.
(b) For six weeks.
(c) For three months.
(d) For three weeks.

3. What was the promise that Father made to Mother?
(a) He would buy a new horse.
(b) He would build her a new barn.
(c) He would build her a new house.
(d) He would buy a new carriage.

4. What reason does Mother give Father for needing improvements on the farm?
(a) They need a new barn so they can have more animals and make more money.
(b) They need a new home so they can have more children.
(c) Sammy needs a new home in which to get married.
(d) Nanny needs a new home in which to get married.

5. Who is the main female character?
(a) Nanny's future mother-in-law.
(b) Mother.
(c) Nanny.
(d) The minister's wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the promise that Mother reminds Father he made to her?

2. In Section 2, where does Nanny suggest that she be married?

3. How does Father respond to Mother's reaction toward why the men are digging in the field?

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

5. When Nanny returns to the house, what does she tell her mother?

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