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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Section 3, to whom does Father say something about Mother's reaction to the house and barn?
(a) His brother-in-law.
(b) Sammy.
(c) The minister.
(d) Nanny.

2. What does Mother do after Father leaves on his trip?
(a) She rests.
(b) She works.
(c) She whines.
(d) She cries.

3. What is the best description of Mother as she waits for Father's return to the farm?
(a) Cleaned up and dressed in a new calico.
(b) No where to be found.
(c) Dissheveled and exhausted from moving.
(d) Dirty from working the new cows in the new barn.

4. What is Father's reaction when he hears what Sammy has to say after his return to the farm?
(a) He asks when dinner will be ready.
(b) He wonders if Nanny is still getting married.
(c) He wants to know what it all means.
(d) He wonders if Mother is mad.

5. What arrives at 11:00 in the morning in Section 4?
(a) The hay cart.
(b) The new cows.
(c) Carpet for the new house.
(d) Wood for the new barn.

6. On what day does Mother receive her visit?
(a) Friday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Sunday.

7. What is Father doing when he has to leave the farm?
(a) Setting up chairs.
(b) Picking up a horse.
(c) Buying Mother some new calico.
(d) Helping with the neighbor's barn.

8. Based on the statement that Mother makes to Nanny after Father leaves the farm, from whom is she receiving direction for her thoughts?
(a) Her children.
(b) God.
(c) Her minister.
(d) Her husband.

9. As Father approaches the farm after his trip, what are Nanny and Sammy doing?
(a) Peering out the window.
(b) Studying at school.
(c) Making supper.
(d) Working in the fields.

10. In Section 5, what does Father do after dinner?
(a) He talks to the minister.
(b) He goes outside and sits down with his head in his hands.
(c) He goes to the old house and starts moving things back in.
(d) He talks to his friends.

11. Who stands in front of whom when Father arrives home after his return?
(a) Nanny stands in front of Sammy and Mother.
(b) Sammy stands in front of Mother and Nanny.
(c) The minister stands in front of Mother and the children.
(d) Mother stands in front of Nanny and Sammy.

12. What does Mother have to do for Father as Sammy takes the horse away following Father's return?
(a) She moves everything back to the old house.
(b) She takes the horse to the barn.
(c) She takes his boots off.
(d) She combs his hair before she serves him dinner.

13. What does Father tell Mother might arrive while he is gone?
(a) Eggs.
(b) Calico.
(c) Hay.
(d) Cows.

14. What does Father repeatedly do following his return to the farm?
(a) He yells at her.
(b) He stops and stares at Mother.
(c) He tells her how grateful he is for her patience.
(d) He tells her how much he loves her independent spirit.

15. What does Mother do when she sees the arrival at the farm?
(a) Runs outside and shows them where the new barn is.
(b) Tells Sammy to deal with the hay.
(c) Stays inside and refuses to give directions.
(d) Runs outside and directs the hay to be put in the old barn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What direction does Father give about the arrival at the farm before he leaves for his trip?

2. What happens as Mother makes her statement after Father leaves the farm?

3. Where are the women of the town discussing this piece of information that they know following the arrival at the Penn farml?

4. What do some of the people think about the gossip news in Section 4?

5. What is the best description of how Father looks as he listens to Sammy after he has returned to the farm?

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