April Morning "The Afternoon" -- Ch. 1

Adam's father says that Adam is

• strong and patient

• slow to start and quick to finish

• clumsy

• not superstitious

What makes Adam's father angry?

• Adam spills the water after drawing it from the well

• Adam pushes his brother Levi down

• Adam says a spell to take curse off the water he is drawing

Adam notices that his father is superstitious because he

• doesn't step on cracks.

• doesn't walk under ladders.

• whips Adam 7 times with birch, not 6 or 8.

• never gets out of bed on the 13th of every month.

Adam's mother says the saying," Good heavens," is close to

• praying

• swearing

• singing

Adam's mother tells Adam that when his father was young he

• walked ten miles to go to school every day.

• visited Sam Adams.

• memorized lamentations from the Bible.

• sang in the choir.

Granny gives Adam a sweet that is

• a candy cane.

• a mint.

• maple sugar.

Adam asks Granny if she believes in God and

• what she is making since she is spinning thread.

• how Isaiah Peterkin can be deacon of the church and be mean and two-faced.

• how his father can be so superstitious.

• when Sam Adams will be coming for dinner.

Adam says he heard Committeeman in Boston say,

• "No good deed goes unpunished."

• "Well done is better than well said."

• "The highest good is to doubt."

• "Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices."

Granny says that Coopers have been

• teachers and pastors

• free yeomen farmers and ship captains and merchants

• on this soil for 150 years

• All of the above

Although there are 5 at the table for eating in the Cooper home, the table is set for 6

• to represent a dead relative.

• for the chance a guest could stop in.