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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Section 2, what happens when Father returns to the house?
(a) The family fights.
(b) Mother helps to build a barn.
(c) The family eats.
(d) Sammy helps to build a house.

3. How does the author describe Mother in the scene following the arrival at the farm?
(a) As a sweet and genteel Southern wife.
(b) As a simple and pious New England mother.
(c) As a gracious and hard-working wife.
(d) As an angry and bitter New England mother.

4. By 5:00 on the night of the arrival at the farm, what is the best description of the old house?
(a) It is torn down.
(b) It is empty.
(c) It is messy.
(d) It is the same as it was that morning.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years ago did Father make a promise to Mother?

2. Where do Mother and her visitor talk?

3. What does Father say about Mother's reaction to the house and barn?

4. Where are the women of the town discussing this piece of information that they know following the arrival at the Penn farml?

5. What is the promise that Mother reminds Father he made to her?

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