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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Father respond to Mother's delay in returning to the house?
(a) He tells her that she needs to go into the house immediately.
(b) He goes into the house.
(c) Father ignores Mother and puts the saddle on his horse.
(d) He says he will tell her later why the men are digging in the field.

2. How does Mother describe their house to Father?
(a) Old wallpaper, no carpet, no storage, and two rooms.
(b) Old wallpaper, no carpet, no storage, and only one room.
(c) New wallpaper, new carpet, no storage, and several rooms.
(d) New wallpaper, new carpet, a lot of storage, and three rooms.

3. What is the best description of the house Adoniram and Sarah Penn own?
(a) A small but adequate house.
(b) A quaint but beautiful two-story house.
(c) A large, spacious mansion.
(d) A tiny shack.

4. How does Sammy finally respond to Mother's second question?
(a) He says that Father is not planning to buy more cows.
(b) Sammy decide to go find his father to deal with this situation.
(c) Sammy continues to ignore his mother, despite the scolding.
(d) He says that Father plans to buy more cows.

5. What information does Sammy give Mother that she is unaware of?
(a) He has been aware that Father plans to build a house.
(b) He has known that Father plans to build a school.
(c) He has known that Father plans to build a barn.
(d) He has been aware that Father is making a cemetery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the main female character?

2. From the introduction, what does the reader know about how the secondary characters are going to be affected?

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

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

5. As the story begins, when does Mother say she will return to the house?

(see the answer key)

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