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

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

3. Who is the main female character?
(a) Nanny.
(b) Nanny's future mother-in-law.
(c) The minister's wife.
(d) Mother.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What reason does Mother give Father for needing improvements on the farm?

3. What does Nanny's confusion regarding the reason to why men are digging in the field center upon?

4. How does Mother cope with Sammy's information?

5. What does the protagonist NOT defy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the interaction between Mother and Father after dinner on the day Father returns from his trip.

2. What is Mother's response to her husband's answer to her inquiry about the digging, and how does her husband respond?

3. Why does Mother think she has a right to be disturbed about Father's building another barn?

4. After Father's conversation with Sammy about Mother, what occurs with regard to the barn and Father's plans for it?

5. Explain whether the decision Mother makes while Father is absent is a major undertaking. Provide reasons for your answer.

6. Describe what Mother is watching as the story opens and what the interaction is between her husband and her.

7. What happens at the end of the story to let the reader know the conclusion?

8. Mother makes the following comment to Nanny: "Unsolicited opportunities are the guideposts of the Lord to the new roads of life." What does Mother mean by this statement?

9. What occurs with the townspeople the day after the move?

10. Describe the scene when the minister arrives to speak to Mother.

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