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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Nanny do as Mother copes with Sammy's information?
(a) Cleans the house while her mother is in town.
(b) Works on embroidery for her fall wedding.
(c) Bakes pies so her mother can sleep.
(d) Helps Sammy out on the farm.
2. What is Father's favorite kind of pie?
(a) Mincemeat.
(b) Strawberry.
(c) Chocolate.
(d) Lemon.
3. 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) Another house is unnecessary when the one in which they live is in such good condition.
(d) A ditch is not nececssary because there is a river down the road.
4. What is Sammy Penn doing when Mother goes back into the house?
(a) Combing his hair.
(b) Making dinner.
(c) Eating supper.
(d) Reading a book.
5. After she voices her opinion on the state of the house and barn, what is Mother's reaction to Father's response?
(a) She is extremely angry.
(b) She is content.
(c) She is happy.
(d) She is silent.
6. What answer does Mother give to Nanny's question about what the men are digging for?
(a) The cellar for a new house.
(b) A place to put a new house.
(c) A grave.
(d) A cellar for a new barn.
7. 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.
8. When Mother is talking to Father about their house, what is it that she cannot comprehend?
(a) Why he will not throw a wedding for Nanny.
(b) Why he has built a nice home for his family.
(c) Why he has still not built a nice home for his family.
(d) Why he refuses to build another barn.
9. During what time in history is "The Revolt of 'Mother'" set?
(a) Modern times.
(b) The mid-1700s.
(c) Ancient times.
(d) The mid-1800s.
10. What has Nanny Penn been doing during her parents' discussion about men digging in the field?
(a) Spying on her parents' discussion.
(b) Watching the men dig in the field.
(c) Watching her brother work.
(d) Working on her needlepoint.
11. What information does Sammy give Mother that she is unaware of?
(a) He has known that Father plans to build a barn.
(b) He has known that Father plans to build a school.
(c) He has been aware that Father plans to build a house.
(d) He has been aware that Father is making a cemetery.
12. Once the children leave the house, what does Mother do?
(a) She asks to speak to Father for a minute.
(b) She makes more pies.
(c) She helps the men dig in the field.
(d) She goes back to town.
13. Why is "The Revolt of 'Mother'" typical of this author's writing?
(a) The story provides a look at a woman and her interactions with husband and children.
(b) The story provides a look at a child and his interactions with his mother.
(c) The story provides a look at a husband and his interactions with friends.
(d) The story provides a look at a woman and her interactions with friends.
14. Who is the main female character?
(a) Mother.
(b) Nanny's future mother-in-law.
(c) The minister's wife.
(d) Nanny.
15. After speaking outside with Father about the men digging, to where does Mother look?
(a) At the site of the barn and realizes Father is correct.
(b) To her friend's house, which is much larger than her house.
(c) From the old barn to the new barn and wonders why they need a new barn.
(d) From the spot of the new barn to her existing house.
Short Answer Questions
1. When Nanny returns to the house, what does she tell her mother?
2. After Father goes back into the field to work following their discussion about the state of the house and barn, what does Mother do?
3. What is Mother's reaction to why the men are digging?
4. How does Sammy finally respond to Mother's second question?
5. What is the promise that Mother reminds Father he made to her?
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