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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Father goes back into the field to work following their discussion about the state of the house and barn, what does Mother do?
(a) She goes into town.
(b) She picks up Nanny's embroidery.
(c) She rolls out cotton to make shirts for Father.
(d) She makes some pies.

2. Who is the author of this story?
(a) Beatrix Potter.
(b) Jane Austen.
(c) Charlotte Bronte.
(d) Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman.

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

4. In Section 2, where does Nanny suggest that she be married?
(a) At a friend's house.
(b) In her fiance's house.
(c) In their current house and be happy.
(d) In the new barn.

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

6. When Mother watches the men digging in the field, what does she ask Father?
(a) If he is ready for supper.
(b) What they are digging for.
(c) What crops they are going to plant.
(d) When the new cows are arriving.

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

8. How does Sammy finally respond to Mother's second question?
(a) Sammy decide to go find his father to deal with this situation.
(b) He says that Father plans to buy more cows.
(c) Sammy continues to ignore his mother, despite the scolding.
(d) He says that Father is not planning to buy more cows.

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

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

11. Why does Mother react the way she does to knowing why men are digging in the field?
(a) She does not care if there is a new hole.
(b) She is sad because she does not want a hole where they are digging.
(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.

12. From the introduction, what does the reader know about how the secondary characters are going to be affected?
(a) They are going win the battle.
(b) They are going to be affected by the main character's defiance.
(c) They are going to feel beaten down by the main character's defiance.
(d) They think the main character has lost her mind.

13. What is the second thing Mother asks of Father once the bantering is over?
(a) If he is planning to buy more pigs.
(b) If he is planning to buy more cows.
(c) If he is planning to hire more workers.
(d) If he is planning to buy more horses.

14. How does Father respond to Mother's two questions following the bantering scene?
(a) He storms away.
(b) He says that they need more livestock.
(c) He says he will do whatever he pleases.
(d) He refuses to answer the questions.

15. As the story begins, when does Mother say she will return to the house?
(a) When Father tells her why the minister is there.
(b) When Father tells her to return to the house.
(c) When Sammy arrives home.
(d) When Father tells her why the men are digging.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mother's attitude after she hears Sammy's response to her second question?

2. What does Sammy do after Mother asks him her question?

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

4. Which of the following makes "The Revolt of 'Mother'" atypical of the author's usual writing style?

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

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