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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Father respond to Mother's reaction toward why the men are digging in the field?
(a) He leaves without saying another word to her.
(b) He screams back at her.
(c) He tells her to go into the house and keep her feelings to herself.
(d) He hugs her and tells her not to worry about it.

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

3. What is Sammy Penn doing when Mother goes back into the house?
(a) Reading a book.
(b) Combing his hair.
(c) Eating supper.
(d) Making dinner.

4. 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 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 win the battle.

5. What does Nanny's confusion regarding the reason to why men are digging in the field center upon?
(a) A cemetery.
(b) A new house.
(c) A ditch.
(d) Another barn.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What answer does Mother give to Nanny's question about what the men are digging for?

5. Finally, what answer does Father give Mother about why the men are digging in the field?

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