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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Once the bantering between Mother and Father is over, what does Mother ask?
(a) Why Father is building another barn.
(b) Why Father is building another cemetery.
(c) Why Father is buying another horse.
(d) Why Father is building another house.

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

3. In Section 2, what happens when Father returns to the house?
(a) Sammy helps to build a house.
(b) The family fights.
(c) The family eats.
(d) Mother helps to build a barn.

4. What does the introduction to "The Revolt of 'Mother'" provide to readers?
(a) An analysis of the story.
(b) Nothing about the story.
(c) The conclusion to the story.
(d) An anticipation as to what is coming in the story.

5. What is Father's favorite kind of pie?
(a) Lemon.
(b) Mincemeat.
(c) Strawberry.
(d) Chocolate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is "The Revolt of 'Mother'" typical of this author's writing?

2. After Mother asks Sammy the question, what does she do to Sammy?

3. What, specifically, does Mother do all day in Section 2?

4. What does Nanny's confusion regarding the reason to why men are digging in the field center upon?

5. What has Nanny Penn been doing during her parents' discussion about men digging in the field?

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