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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mother's response to Nanny's suggestion of where she be married?
(a) She is startled.
(b) She screams at Nanny for such a ridiculous idea.
(c) She thinks it is a fabulous idea.
(d) Starts to cry.

2. After the interaction with her husband about the men digging is over, what does Mother finally do?
(a) She runs after Father.
(b) She sits on the ground and cries.
(c) She goes back into the house.
(d) She goes to her friend's house.

3. What is Mother's attitude after she hears Sammy's response to her second question?
(a) She is happy and says she is glad Father is buying more cows.
(b) She is angry and goes outside so she can find Father and yell at him.
(c) She is angry and says that women are not supposed to complain.
(d) She is sad and goes into her room to cry.

4. What does Mother tell Sammy to do following the arrival at the farm?
(a) To help with the hay.
(b) To help with dinner.
(c) To wait outside for his father.
(d) To take the bed down.

5. What is the best description of the current state of the barn that exists on the farm?
(a) Fine condition for the animals, but the house is in better condition than the barn.
(b) Fine condition for the animals and better condition than their house.
(c) Terrible condition, and animals are in danger of being hurt.
(d) Terrible condition, similar to the state of the house.

Short Answer Questions

1. By the day after the arrival at the farm, what information do the townspeople know?

2. What do some of the people think about the gossip news in Section 4?

3. Who tells the townspeople about what they discuss in Section 4?

4. Once the bantering between Mother and Father is over, what does Mother ask?

5. What does Mother do when she sees the arrival at the farm?

(see the answer key)

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