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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 wishes she would go into the house and tend to her own affairs.
(b) He is building a new house.
(c) He wishes she would go build a new house herself.
(d) He is building a new barn.

2. What is the second question Mother asks Sammy?
(a) Is Father planning to purchase additional cows?
(b) Is Father planning to sell their livestock?
(c) Is Father planning to go into town?
(d) Is Father planning to build a new house?

3. When Sammy leaves in Section 2, where does Nanny go?
(a) To the neighbor's house with Sammy.
(b) To the store to buy more thread for her embroidery.
(c) To school with Sammy.
(d) To the store to buy more mincemeat for the pies.

4. What has Nanny Penn been doing during her parents' discussion about men digging in the field?
(a) Watching the men dig in the field.
(b) Spying on her parents' discussion.
(c) Working on her needlepoint.
(d) Watching her brother work.

5. After she voices her opinion on the state of the house and barn, what is Mother's reaction to Father's response?
(a) She is extremely angry.
(b) She is happy.
(c) She is content.
(d) She is silent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of this story?

2. What is the best description of Mother's assessment of her own attitude toward their house?

3. When Nanny sees Mother after she has spoken with Father about the digging, what does Nanny ask about?

4. Who is the main female character?

5. After Father goes back into the field to work following their discussion about the state of the house and barn, what does Mother do?

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