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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. How does Mother describe their house to Father?
2. What does Nanny do as Mother copes with Sammy's information?
3. After Sammy's response to Mother's second question, what happens?
4. What is the reason given in the introduction for the protagonist's actions?
5. In Section 2, what happens when Father returns to the house?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Nanny's reaction to her mother's venting?
2. What does Mother do to vent her anger regarding Father's plans?
3. What is the scene on the farm as Father returns from his trip?
4. 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?
5. How are Nanny and Sammy feeling as their father returns from his trip?
6. Describe what Mother is watching as the story opens and what the interaction is between her husband and her.
7. What is Mother's response to her husband's answer to her inquiry about the digging, and how does her husband respond?
8. Why or why not do you think that Father finds Mother's decision acceptable?
9. As described in the introduction, explain the historical setting of the story and why it is important to know that.
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Religion is significantly evident in this story. Do you think religion is just another social convention in the story, or is it a deeply held belief evident in some of the characters? Do you see any hypocrisy in the story with regard to religion?
Essay Topic 3
When Father says that he didn't know how strongly Mother felt about the house, the reader senses irony. Is that truly an example of irony? Or was Father using that as an excuse? It seems incomprehensible that Father would not know how she feels, but perhaps that is an indication that he really didn't respect what she has to say. Explain your thoughts regarding this scene and the use of irony.
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