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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 Father's plan for the new construction?
(a) To move the cows into the new barn.
(b) To build the new house.
(c) To move the old house into the new house.
(d) To move the old house into the new barn.

2. Where are the men of the town discussing the piece of information that they know following the arrival at the Penn farm?
(a) At the church.
(b) In the streets.
(c) At each other's houses.
(d) In the store.

3. How does Mother explain to her visitor how she received her answer about what actions to take?
(a) Nanny told her to do it.
(b) Her friends counseled her to do it.
(c) Father approved of her decision before he left for his trip.
(d) Prayed to the Lord and received her answer.

4. From the introduction, what does the reader know about how the secondary characters are going to be affected?
(a) They are going win the battle.
(b) They are going to feel beaten down by the main character's defiance.
(c) They think the main character has lost her mind.
(d) They are going to be affected by the main character's defiance.

5. What does Mother tell Nanny to do following the arrival at the farm?
(a) To help with the dishes.
(b) To make dinner.
(c) To go pack her things.
(d) To go help with the hay.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Father respond to Mother's reaction toward why the men are digging in the field?

4. What is Mother's description of what Father is doing regarding the family house and barn?

5. After Father goes back into the field to work following their discussion about the state of the house and barn, what does Mother do?

(see the answer key)

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