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

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

3. Which of the following is the best description of the protagonist?
(a) A female who defies social convention.
(b) A female who upholds social convention at all costs.
(c) A male who defies social convention.
(d) A male who upholds social convention at all costs.

4. What does the protagonist NOT defy?
(a) Her husband's concept of what is morally right.
(b) Her own concept of what is morally right.
(c) His friends' concept of what is morally right.
(d) His children's concept of what is morally right.

5. 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 makes some pies.
(b) She goes into town.
(c) She rolls out cotton to make shirts for Father.
(d) She picks up Nanny's embroidery.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Father's response to Mother's questions and descriptions of the house and barn?

3. What is Mother's response to Nanny's suggestion of where she be married?

4. What is the best description of the house Adoniram and Sarah Penn own?

5. What does the introduction to "The Revolt of 'Mother'" provide to readers?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. After the conversation between Mother and Nanny when Mother vents her frustration, what does Mother do?

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

4. What does Mother do following Father's return home to let him know that this is how things are going to be from now on?

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

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

7. What occurs after the minister leaves?

8. How does Mother view the location of the new barn and her existing house?

9. What does the introduction do for the reader?

10. What does Father do when he arrives on the farm after his trip? What is his reaction to what he finds?

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