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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. When Mother is talking to Father about their house, what is it that she cannot comprehend?
(a) Why he refuses to build another barn.
(b) Why he has built a nice home for his family.
(c) Why he will not throw a wedding for Nanny.
(d) Why he has still not built a nice home for his family.

2. Of the following, what is the most accurate description of "The Revolt of 'Mother'"?
(a) It is not typical of the author's writing.
(b) It is typical of the author's writing.
(c) It is sad.
(d) It is frightening.

3. Which of the following makes "The Revolt of 'Mother'" atypical of the author's usual writing style?
(a) Social convention is scoffed at.
(b) Social convention is heralded.
(c) Social convention is upheld.
(d) Social convention is defied.

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 does not care if there is a new hole.
(c) She is angry because the new house is supposed to go where the men are digging.
(d) She is sad because she does not want a hole where they are digging.

5. In Section 2, what happens when Father returns to the house?
(a) Mother helps to build a barn.
(b) The family fights.
(c) The family eats.
(d) Sammy helps to build a house.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years ago did Father make a promise to Mother?

2. What is Sammy Penn doing when Mother goes back into the house?

3. As Mother observes Father's response to her questions following their bantering, what does Mother do?

4. What is the best description of the goal that the protagonist accomplishes?

5. After the interaction with her husband about the men digging is over, what does Mother finally do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens at the end of the story to let the reader know the conclusion?

4. What is the scene at the dinner table after Mother tells Father where they will live from now on?

5. "The Revolt of 'Mother'" is Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman's most wel- known short story. Explain why this short story is so well known.

6. Describe Father's attitude as he gives Mother the instructions before he leaves on his trip.

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. Does the author let the reader know whether the main character's decision coincides with her own morality? Explain.

9. Explain whether the decision Mother makes while Father is absent is a major undertaking. Provide reasons for your answer.

10. Why is the decision that Mother makes during Father's absence so shocking in the context of this story?

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