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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. When Nanny sees Mother after she has spoken with Father about the digging, what does Nanny ask about?
2. What is Mother's reaction to why the men are digging?
3. What does Mother ask Sammy when she goes back into the house after learning the reason for the digging?
4. When Sammy leaves in Section 2, where does Nanny go?
5. What is the best description of Mother's assessment of her own attitude toward their house?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Mother's reaction to Nanny's suggestion and what Mother does at the end of this conversation with Nanny in Section 2.
2. There is one point in the story when Father discusses Mother's reaction about building a new barn with Sammy. Describe what Father says to Sammy about Mother.
3. What does Mother do for Father before he leaves in Section 3?
4. How does Mother explain the decision that she made during Father's absence to him?
5. 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.
6. Why or why not do you think that Father finds Mother's decision acceptable?
7. How does Mother view the location of the new barn and her existing house?
8. What is the reason for Mother's response to Father's final answer regarding the digging?
9. Why does Father need to go out of town unexpectedly, and whom is he going to see?
10. What does Father do when he arrives on the farm after his trip? What is his reaction to what he finds?
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
The reader learns that the townspeople are gossiping about Mother's actions. Does the author mean this to be symbolism for something else? What is the symbolism behind the women talking about it in their homes and the men discussing it on the roads? What is the symbolism behind the men standing on the road awaiting Father's arrival?
Essay Topic 3
Does Mother have another choice in the story? Can she make any other decision? Write an essay explaining Mother's conflicts and the decision she makes and whether she has any other options available to her.
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