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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Sammy finally respond to Mother's second question?
(a) He says that Father is not planning to buy more cows.
(b) He says that Father plans to buy more cows.
(c) Sammy continues to ignore his mother, despite the scolding.
(d) Sammy decide to go find his father to deal with this situation.

3. What information does Sammy give Mother that she is unaware of?
(a) He has known that Father plans to build a school.
(b) He has been aware that Father plans to build a house.
(c) He has been aware that Father is making a cemetery.
(d) He has known that Father plans to build a barn.

4. When Nanny sees Mother after she has spoken with Father about the digging, what does Nanny ask about?
(a) When she can get married.
(b) What the men are digging for.
(c) Where her father went.
(d) When her brother can get married.

5. What is Mother's reaction to why the men are digging?
(a) She is very angry.
(b) She is very happy.
(c) She does not care one way or the other.
(d) She is very sad.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mother watches the men digging in the field, what does she ask Father?

2. Why is "The Revolt of 'Mother'" typical of this author's writing?

3. What does the introduction to "The Revolt of 'Mother'" provide to readers?

4. What is the second question Mother asks Sammy?

5. Why does Mother react the way she does to knowing why men are digging in the field?

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