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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mother's feel as Father leaves the farm?

2. When Mother joins him outside after she cleans up the dinner dishes following his return to the farm, what does she notice about Father?

3. What is the description of Mother's efforts during the scene following the arrival at the farm?

4. Whom does Father say should help with the arrival at the farm while he is gone on his trip?

5. Who is waiting for Father to return from his time away?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the view of a woman's role during the 1800s. Be sure to discuss how men treated women and how men viewed women. Also include a discussion of how women were to treat men during this time in history. Then explain why this understanding of history is crucial to understanding the interactions between the members of the Penn family.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay comparing and contrasting Sammy at the beginning of the story to the end of the story. Why does the author need to have him change? Is the character change necessary? Would the plot have remained the same without the change in him?

Essay Topic 3

Write about the themes in the story. The primary theme is that of how women were viewed and how they were supposed to respond men. Do you see any other themes in the story? What are they? How do they add to the primary theme?

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