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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. As the story begins, when does Mother say she will return to the house?
(a) When Father tells her to return to the house.
(b) When Sammy arrives home.
(c) When Father tells her why the men are digging.
(d) When Father tells her why the minister is there.

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

4. At first, how does Sammy respond to Mother's second question?
(a) By yelling at her.
(b) By ignoring her.
(c) By answering her.
(d) By storming out of the house.

5. What answer does Mother give to Nanny's question about what the men are digging for?
(a) A cellar for a new barn.
(b) The cellar for a new house.
(c) A place to put a new house.
(d) A grave.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the best description of the house Adoniram and Sarah Penn own?

2. From the introduction, how does the reader know that the protagonist will defy social convention?

3. What does the protagonist NOT defy?

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

5. For how long has Sammy been aware of the new information he gives Mother?

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