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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By the day after the arrival at the farm, what information do the townspeople know?
(a) Father will build Mother a new barn for their new cows.
(b) Father will not build Mother a new house.
(c) Mother is livid.
(d) Mother has moved into the new barn.

2. How does the author describe Mother in the scene following the arrival at the farm?
(a) As a simple and pious New England mother.
(b) As an angry and bitter New England mother.
(c) As a sweet and genteel Southern wife.
(d) As a gracious and hard-working wife.

3. Who is in the house after Father leaves the farm?
(a) Nanny and the minister.
(b) Mother and a worker.
(c) Nanny and Mother.
(d) Mother and the minister.

4. What direction does Father give about the arrival at the farm before he leaves for his trip?
(a) Mother should start on a new dress for herself.
(b) The hay should go in the barn.
(c) The cows should be put in the new barn.
(d) The eggs should be cooked before they go bad.

5. By 5:00 on the night of the arrival at the farm, what is the best description of the old house?
(a) It is the same as it was that morning.
(b) It is messy.
(c) It is empty.
(d) It is torn down.

6. What interferes with Father's plan in Section 3?
(a) He has to go out of town unexpectedly.
(b) He has to go away for an hour.
(c) He has to go away for the afternoon.
(d) He has to go away for the morning.

7. What does Mother command Father do once she has explained the move to him?
(a) Get his friends off of the road by the barn.
(b) Get cleaned up and they will have dinner.
(c) Take a walk to clear his head.
(d) Talk to the minister.

8. With what emotion does Father respond to Mother's statement in Section 5 about the old house?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Anger.
(c) Disbelief.
(d) Surprise.

9. Why do Mother and her visitor remain where they have their discussion?
(a) Because the visitor will not come ino the house when Adonriam isn't home.
(b) Because Mother won't let the visitor in.
(c) Because Nanny has visitors.
(d) Because Mother has visitors.

10. What does Mother lay out for Father before he has to leave on his trip?
(a) Samples of the calico she likes.
(b) Church clothes.
(c) Clean clothes.
(d) Directions.

11. What is Mother's response when she is questioned about her actions following the arrival at the farm?
(a) She tells them what she is doing.
(b) She says she is leaving the farm.
(c) She says they will find out soon enough what she is doing.
(d) She tells them to mind their own business.

12. After Mother's reaction to the arrival at the farm, what does she do?
(a) Resumes cleaning the house.
(b) Goes to bed.
(c) Packs up plates, cups, and saucers.
(d) Starts to cry again.

13. Where are the women of the town discussing this piece of information that they know following the arrival at the Penn farml?
(a) In the streets.
(b) At church.
(c) In the store.
(d) At each other's houses.

14. About what was the visitor astonished?
(a) How beautiful the new house looks.
(b) Mother's superior ability to recite Scripture.
(c) How small the new barn is.
(d) Mother's lack of concern about what people think of her decision.

15. What does Mother do when she sees the arrival at the farm?
(a) Stays inside and refuses to give directions.
(b) Runs outside and directs the hay to be put in the old barn.
(c) Tells Sammy to deal with the hay.
(d) Runs outside and shows them where the new barn is.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sammy respond to Father's confusion after he returns to the farm?

2. What does Mother say to Father as he leaves on his trip away from the farm?

3. What is the reason for the visit by the individual who goes to see Mother?

4. In Section 5, what does Mother tell Father about the old house?

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

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