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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Father answers Mother's question about what they are digging for, what is his response?
(a) He is building a new house.
(b) He wishes she would go into the house and tend to her own affairs.
(c) He is building a new barn.
(d) He wishes she would go build a new house herself.

2. At first, how does Sammy respond to Mother's second question?
(a) By answering her.
(b) By storming out of the house.
(c) By yelling at her.
(d) By ignoring her.

3. What is the best description of the current state of the barn that exists on the farm?
(a) Terrible condition, similar to the state of the house.
(b) Fine condition for the animals, but the house is in better condition than the barn.
(c) Fine condition for the animals and better condition than their house.
(d) Terrible condition, and animals are in danger of being hurt.

4. Who is the author of this story?
(a) Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman.
(b) Charlotte Bronte.
(c) Jane Austen.
(d) Beatrix Potter.

5. Why does Mother react the way she does to knowing why men are digging in the field?
(a) She does not care if there is a new hole.
(b) She is happy because she wants a hole in the spot they are digging.
(c) She is sad because she does not want a hole where they are digging.
(d) She is angry because the new house is supposed to go where the men are digging.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the promise that Father made to Mother?

2. What does Sammy do after Mother asks him her question?

3. What does Mother ask Sammy when she goes back into the house after learning the reason for the digging?

4. After Sammy's response to Mother's second question, what happens?

5. What is the second thing Mother asks of Father once the bantering is over?

(see the answer key)

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