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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Father respond to Mother's reaction toward why the men are digging in the field?
2. What information does Sammy give Mother that she is unaware of?
3. What does Sammy do after Mother asks him her question?
4. For how long has Sammy been aware of the new information he gives Mother?
5. What is Sammy Penn doing when Mother goes back into the house?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the scene at the dinner table after Mother tells Father where they will live from now on?
2. What does Mother do all day as she processes this new information about why the men are digging outside? Describe her attitude, and give reasons to support your answer.
3. Describe the scene when the minister arrives to speak to Mother.
4. What is the minister's reaction to his conversation with Mother?
5. What does each of the family members do after Father comes in from his work?
6. Describe Father's attitude and actions as he listens to Mother confront him about building a new barn.
7. When Nanny arrives home from her trip to the store, what does she tell her mother about the house? What suggestion does she make?
8. What does Mother do following Father's return home to let him know that this is how things are going to be from now on?
9. Mother makes the following comment to Nanny: "Unsolicited opportunities are the guideposts of the Lord to the new roads of life." What does Mother mean by this statement?
10. Explain what Mother does as Father leaves on his trip.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Of the four main characters (Father, Mother, Nanny, and Sammy), pick one, and explain her or his struggle with social convention during this time. Does the character fight the convention or succumb to it? What is the motivation for this character to follow social convention? Is the motivation purely to go along with what everyone else is doing, or is there some other reason given in the story that provides motivation to make the choices the character does?
Essay Topic 2
Choose one of the characters in the story, and describe how the author develops the character traits throughout the plot. Explain how the development of the character adds to the plot and how it unfolds.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay comparing and contrasting Father at the beginning of the story to the end of the story. Is he a true villain in the beginning, or is he simply going along with what was expected of men during that time? Do you respect his actions at the end? Why or why not?
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