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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the promise that Mother reminds Father he made to her?
(a) To build a house before their first year of marriage was over.
(b) To build her a second barn.
(c) To have more children.
(d) To build a house sometime during the first ten years of their marriage.

2. About what was the visitor astonished?
(a) Mother's superior ability to recite Scripture.
(b) Mother's lack of concern about what people think of her decision.
(c) How beautiful the new house looks.
(d) How small the new barn is.

3. How many years ago did Father make a promise to Mother?
(a) 10.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 40.

4. What is Sammy Penn doing when Mother goes back into the house?
(a) Reading a book.
(b) Eating supper.
(c) Combing his hair.
(d) Making dinner.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the second question Mother asks Sammy?

2. How does Father respond to Mother's two questions following the bantering scene?

3. On what day does Mother receive her visit?

4. Based on the statement that Mother makes to Nanny after Father leaves the farm, from whom is she receiving direction for her thoughts?

5. When Nanny hears Mother's answer for why the men are digging, what is her reaction?

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