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

2. From the introduction, what does the reader know about how the secondary characters are going to be affected?
(a) They are going to feel beaten down by the main character's defiance.
(b) They think the main character has lost her mind.
(c) They are going win the battle.
(d) They are going to be affected by the main character's defiance.

3. What is the second thing Mother asks of Father once the bantering is over?
(a) If he is planning to buy more horses.
(b) If he is planning to buy more pigs.
(c) If he is planning to buy more cows.
(d) If he is planning to hire more workers.

4. Why does Mother react the way she does to knowing why men are digging in the field?
(a) She is happy because she wants a hole in the spot they are digging.
(b) She is angry because the new house is supposed to go where the men are digging.
(c) She is sad because she does not want a hole where they are digging.
(d) She does not care if there is a new hole.

5. In Section 2, where does Nanny suggest that she be married?
(a) In their current house and be happy.
(b) In her fiance's house.
(c) In the new barn.
(d) At a friend's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sammy finally respond to Mother's second question?

2. Of the following, what is the most accurate description of "The Revolt of 'Mother'"?

3. Mother's attitude changes after Sammy provides her with information. What is the best description of this changed attitude?

4. After Mother receives information from Sammy, what does she spend the day doing?

5. What answer does Mother give to Nanny's question about what the men are digging for?

Short Essay Questions

1. As described in the introduction, explain the historical setting of the story and why it is important to know that.

2. After the conversation between Mother and Nanny when Mother vents her frustration, what does Mother do?

3. Describe what Mother is watching as the story opens and what the interaction is between her husband and her.

4. After Mother's confrontation inside with Father about the building of the new barn, what does she do and what is her attitude?

5. Describe the interaction between Mother and Father after dinner on the day Father returns from his trip.

6. What is the scene on the farm as Father returns from his trip?

7. What instructions does Father give to Mother before he leaves on his trip?

8. After Father's conversation with Sammy about Mother, what occurs with regard to the barn and Father's plans for it?

9. "The Revolt of 'Mother'" is typical of Freeman's stories in what specific way?

10. Describe the reactions of Nanny and Sammy as they watch Mother after the hay cart arrives.

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