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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What answer does Mother give to Nanny's question about what the men are digging for?
(a) A cellar for a new barn.
(b) The cellar for a new house.
(c) A grave.
(d) A place to put a new house.

2. From the introduction, what does the reader know about the main character?
(a) The main character will attack her husband.
(b) The main character will become engrossed in her relationships with her family.
(c) The main character will attack his minister.
(d) The the main character will have his children go against his wife.

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

4. 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) From the spot of the new barn to her existing house.
(c) To her friend's house, which is much larger than her house.
(d) From the old barn to the new barn and wonders why they need a new barn.

5. Why is "The Revolt of 'Mother'" typical of this author's writing?
(a) The story provides a look at a husband and his interactions with friends.
(b) The story provides a look at a woman and her interactions with husband and children.
(c) The story provides a look at a child and his interactions with his mother.
(d) The story provides a look at a woman and her interactions with friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mother's description of what Father is doing regarding the family house and barn?

2. As the story begins, when does Mother say she will return to the house?

3. What does Sammy do after Mother asks him her question?

4. What does the protagonist NOT defy?

5. What does Mother ask Sammy when she goes back into the house after learning the reason for the digging?

Short Essay Questions

1. Toward the end of her confrontation with Father, what does Mother say in anger to try to convince Father that he is wrong to build a barn?

2. How does Mother explain the decision that she made during Father's absence to him?

3. Why or why not do you think that Father finds Mother's decision acceptable?

4. What does the introduction do for the reader?

5. Describe Mother's attitude and what she does after Father leaves on the trip.

6. What is Nanny's reaction to her mother's venting?

7. Why does Father need to go out of town unexpectedly, and whom is he going to see?

8. What does each of the family members do after Father comes in from his work?

9. How are Nanny and Sammy feeling as their father returns from his trip?

10. What is the scene as Mother asks Sammy about his knowledge of plans for the new barn? Explain what Sammy knows.

(see the answer keys)

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