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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is the best description of the protagonist?
(a) A female who defies social convention.
(b) A male who defies social convention.
(c) A male who upholds social convention at all costs.
(d) A female who upholds social convention at all costs.

2. Finally, what answer does Father give Mother about why the men are digging in the field?
(a) They are digging a field for the new cows.
(b) They are digging a ditch so that water can reach the crops.
(c) They are digging a cellar for the new house.
(d) They are digging a cellar for the new barn.

3. For how long has Sammy been aware of the new information he gives Mother?
(a) For three weeks.
(b) For six months.
(c) For six weeks.
(d) For three months.

4. From the introduction, how does the reader know that the protagonist will defy social convention?
(a) He goes against his wife's will.
(b) She goes against her daughter's will.
(c) He goes against his children's will.
(d) She goes against her husband's will.

5. Who is the main female character?
(a) Nanny's future mother-in-law.
(b) Nanny.
(c) The minister's wife.
(d) Mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Father respond to Mother's delay in returning to the house?

2. Who is the author of this story?

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

4. Which of the following best describes Nanny's logic behind her confusion regarding the digging?

5. What is the reason given in the introduction for the protagonist's actions?

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