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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Mother ask Sammy when she goes back into the house after learning the reason for the digging?
2. What was the promise that Father made to Mother?
3. In Section 2, what happens when Father returns to the house?
4. How does Father respond to Mother's reaction toward why the men are digging in the field?
5. What is Mother's response to Nanny's suggestion of where she be married?
Short Essay Questions
1. After the conversation between Mother and Nanny when Mother vents her frustration, what does Mother do?
2. There is one point in the story when Father discusses Mother's reaction about building a new barn with Sammy. Describe what Father says to Sammy about Mother.
3. What does Mother say to Sammy and Nanny after the hay cart arrives and she is back in the house?
4. What is the scene as Mother asks Sammy about his knowledge of plans for the new barn? Explain what Sammy knows.
5. What instructions does Father give to Mother before he leaves on his trip?
6. As described in the introduction, explain the historical setting of the story and why it is important to know that.
7. Toward the end of her confrontation with Father, what does Mother say in anger to try to convince Father that he is wrong to build a barn?
8. Why is the decision that Mother makes during Father's absence so shocking in the context of this story?
9. When the hay cart arrives while Father is on his trip, what does Mother do?
10. Why or why not do you think that Father finds Mother's decision acceptable?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The reader learns that the townspeople are gossiping about Mother's actions. Does the author mean this to be symbolism for something else? What is the symbolism behind the women talking about it in their homes and the men discussing it on the roads? What is the symbolism behind the men standing on the road awaiting Father's arrival?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay comparing and contrasting Sammy at the beginning of the story to the end of the story. Why does the author need to have him change? Is the character change necessary? Would the plot have remained the same without the change in him?
Essay Topic 3
Write about the themes in the story. The primary theme is that of how women were viewed and how they were supposed to respond men. Do you see any other themes in the story? What are they? How do they add to the primary theme?
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