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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the introduction imply about the ultimate conclusion to "The Revolt of 'Mother'"?
(a) The protagonist teaches his children a lesson.
(b) The protagonist gets her husband to appreciate her point of view.
(c) The protagonist ensures that his wife never defies socially acceptable behaviors again.
(d) The protagonist is not able to convince her husband of her point of view.

3. What does the protagonist NOT defy?
(a) Her husband's concept of what is morally right.
(b) His friends' concept of what is morally right.
(c) His children's concept of what is morally right.
(d) Her own concept of what is morally right.

4. What is the best description of the story with regard to the author's writing work?
(a) It is the story that the author loved to write.
(b) It is the author's best known work.
(c) It is the author's least known work.
(d) It the story that the author hated to write.

5. What does the introduction to "The Revolt of 'Mother'" provide to readers?
(a) The conclusion to the story.
(b) An analysis of the story.
(c) Nothing about the story.
(d) An anticipation as to what is coming in the story.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of this story?

2. From the introduction, what does the reader know about the main character?

3. Who is the main female character?

4. Which of the following makes "The Revolt of 'Mother'" atypical of the author's usual writing style?

5. Of the following, what is the most accurate description of "The Revolt of 'Mother'"?

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