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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Father respond to Mother's delay in returning to the house?
(a) Father ignores Mother and puts the saddle on his horse.
(b) He tells her that she needs to go into the house immediately.
(c) He says he will tell her later why the men are digging in the field.
(d) He goes into the house.

2. After some bantering between Mother and Father, what occurs?
(a) Father goes into the house and eats some pie.
(b) Father talks to Mother right away.
(c) Father walks away.
(d) Mother demands that Father come talk to her.

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

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

5. What is the second question Mother asks Sammy?
(a) Is Father planning to purchase additional cows?
(b) Is Father planning to build a new house?
(c) Is Father planning to sell their livestock?
(d) Is Father planning to go into town?

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mother watches the men digging in the field, what does she ask Father?

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

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

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

5. What is the promise that Mother reminds Father he made to her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mother do all day as she processes this new information about why the men are digging outside? Describe her attitude, and give reasons to support your answer.

2. When Nanny arrives home from her trip to the store, what does she tell her mother about the house? What suggestion does she make?

3. What is the minister's reaction to his conversation with Mother?

4. After Nanny and Sammy leave the house, what is the interaction between Mother and Father?

5. After Mother's confrontation inside with Father about the building of the new barn, what does she do and what is her attitude?

6. What does Father finally tell Mother in response to the answer regarding the digging, and what is Mother's response?

7. What does Mother do for Father before he leaves in Section 3?

8. Explain what Mother does as Father leaves on his trip.

9. What instructions does Father give to Mother before he leaves on his trip?

10. What is the scene on the farm as Father returns from his trip?

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