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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The person who asks mother what she's doing in Section 4 begins to ______ while asking her question.
(a) Laugh.
(b) Cry.
(c) Shake.
(d) Help mother.

2. What is Mother's description of what Father is doing regarding the family house and barn?
(a) Not providing well for his family.
(b) Providing well for his family.
(c) Not lodging his "dumb beasts" very well.
(d) Lodging his "dumb beasts" better than his flesh and blood.

3. When Nanny hears Mother's answer for why the men are digging, what is her reaction?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Anger.
(c) Disbelief.
(d) Sadness.

4. How does Sammy finally respond to Mother's second question?
(a) He says that Father plans 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 is not planning to buy more cows.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Nanny do as Mother copes with Sammy's information?

3. When Father answers Mother's question about what they are digging for, what is his response?

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

5. By the day after the arrival at the farm, what information do the townspeople know?

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