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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Mother receives information from Sammy, what does she spend the day doing?
(a) Working.
(b) Visiting a friend.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Going into town.

2. After some bantering between Mother and Father, what occurs?
(a) Father goes into the house and eats some pie.
(b) Father talks to Mother right away.
(c) Mother demands that Father come talk to her.
(d) Father walks away.

3. Finally, what answer does Father give Mother about why the men are digging in the field?
(a) They are digging a ditch so that water can reach the crops.
(b) They are digging a cellar for the new house.
(c) They are digging a field for the new cows.
(d) They are digging a cellar for the new barn.

4. From the introduction, what does the reader know about the main character?
(a) The main character will become engrossed in her relationships with her family.
(b) The main character will attack her husband.
(c) The the main character will have his children go against his wife.
(d) The main character will attack his minister.

5. After Sammy's response to Mother's second question, what happens?
(a) Mother tells Sammy to eat his food.
(b) Nanny tells Sammy to go find his father.
(c) Mother tells Sammy to leave the house.
(d) Mother scolds Sammy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the protagonist NOT defy?

2. As Mother remembers the promise that Father made to her, which of the following best describes her demeanor?

3. When Sammy leaves in Section 2, where does Nanny go?

4. What is Sammy Penn doing when Mother goes back into the house?

5. Once the children leave the house, what does Mother do?

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