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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the promise that Mother reminds Father he made to her?
(a) To build a house sometime during the first ten years of their marriage.
(b) To build her a second barn.
(c) To have more children.
(d) To build a house before their first year of marriage was over.

2. Mother hands something to Father just before he leaves the farm. What is it?
(a) A kiss.
(b) A packed lunch.
(c) Enough food to last four days.
(d) A pat on the shoulder.

3. 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.

4. After she voices her opinion on the state of the house and barn, what is Mother's reaction to Father's response?
(a) She is content.
(b) She is extremely angry.
(c) She is silent.
(d) She is happy.

5. When is the new construction on the farm finished?
(a) In a year.
(b) In a long time.
(c) Shortly.
(d) In a week.

Short Answer Questions

1. From the introduction, what does the reader know about the main character?

2. What has Nanny Penn been doing during her parents' discussion about men digging in the field?

3. What reason does Mother give Father for needing improvements on the farm?

4. When Nanny hears Mother's answer for why the men are digging, what is her reaction?

5. What else does Mother prepare for Father before he has to leave the farm?

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