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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What answer does Mother give to Nanny's question about what the men are digging for?
(a) A place to put a new house.
(b) A cellar for a new barn.
(c) A grave.
(d) The cellar for a new house.

2. What does the introduction imply about the ultimate conclusion to "The Revolt of 'Mother'"?
(a) The protagonist is not able to convince her husband of her point of view.
(b) The protagonist ensures that his wife never defies socially acceptable behaviors again.
(c) The protagonist teaches his children a lesson.
(d) The protagonist gets her husband to appreciate her point of view.

3. What does Nanny do as Mother copes with Sammy's information?
(a) Helps Sammy out on the farm.
(b) Bakes pies so her mother can sleep.
(c) Cleans the house while her mother is in town.
(d) Works on embroidery for her fall wedding.

4. Why does Mother react the way she does to knowing why men are digging in the field?
(a) She is sad because she does not want a hole where they are digging.
(b) She does not care if there is a new hole.
(c) She is angry because the new house is supposed to go where the men are digging.
(d) She is happy because she wants a hole in the spot they are digging.

5. At first, how does Sammy respond to Mother's second question?
(a) By storming out of the house.
(b) By ignoring her.
(c) By answering her.
(d) By yelling at her.

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

7. After the interaction with her husband about the men digging is over, what does Mother finally do?
(a) She goes back into the house.
(b) She goes to her friend's house.
(c) She sits on the ground and cries.
(d) She runs after Father.

8. Which of the following makes "The Revolt of 'Mother'" atypical of the author's usual writing style?
(a) Social convention is upheld.
(b) Social convention is scoffed at.
(c) Social convention is heralded.
(d) Social convention is defied.

9. How does Father respond to Mother's reaction toward why the men are digging in the field?
(a) He hugs her and tells her not to worry about it.
(b) He screams back at her.
(c) He leaves without saying another word to her.
(d) He tells her to go into the house and keep her feelings to herself.

10. When Father answers Mother's question about what they are digging for, what is his response?
(a) He wishes she would go build a new house herself.
(b) He is building a new barn.
(c) He wishes she would go into the house and tend to her own affairs.
(d) He is building a new house.

11. Why is "The Revolt of 'Mother'" typical of this author's writing?
(a) The story provides a look at a woman and her interactions with husband and children.
(b) The story provides a look at a woman and her interactions with friends.
(c) The story provides a look at a child and his interactions with his mother.
(d) The story provides a look at a husband and his interactions with friends.

12. As Mother remembers the promise that Father made to her, which of the following best describes her demeanor?
(a) She has Nanny make his favorite pie because she is so angry at him.
(b) With determination, she refuses to make his favorite pie because he will not keep his promise to her.
(c) She joyfully makes his favorite pie because he kept his promise to her.
(d) Without resentment, she makes his favorite pie as she remembers that he hasn't kept his promise.

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

14. What does Nanny's confusion regarding the reason to why men are digging in the field center upon?
(a) A cemetery.
(b) A new house.
(c) A ditch.
(d) Another barn.

15. What is the best description of Mother's assessment of her own attitude toward their house?
(a) She knows she has always complained about the house, and she does not understand why Father won't listen.
(b) She loves her house but that it is Nanny who complains about it.
(c) She has never complained about their house.
(d) She loves their house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Once the bantering between Mother and Father is over, what does Mother ask?

2. What is the reason given in the introduction for the protagonist's actions?

3. During what time in history is "The Revolt of 'Mother'" set?

4. From the introduction, how does the reader know that the protagonist will defy social convention?

5. What was the promise that Father made to Mother?

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