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What was the primary concern voiced by the narrator's maternal grandmother?
What was the primary concern voiced by the narrator's maternal grandmother?
- The narrator's mother missed her own family.
- The narrator's mother should not live with her husband's parents. (correct)
- The narrator's father was not contributing enough to the farm.
- The farm was not a suitable environment for raising children.
What was the root cause of the father's unhappiness, as revealed in the passage?
What was the root cause of the father's unhappiness, as revealed in the passage?
- He resented the hard work required on the farm.
- He secretly disliked his children.
- He felt isolated from his extended family.
- He was unfulfilled by farm work and desired a different career. (correct)
What was the significance of the father's cousin's visit to the farm?
What was the significance of the father's cousin's visit to the farm?
- It highlighted the father's dissatisfaction with his current life. (correct)
- The father's cousin was there to help with the farm work.
- The father's cousin offered him a job opportunity.
- It caused a family argument about the future of the farm.
What was the mother's solution to the family's problem?
What was the mother's solution to the family's problem?
What was the ultimate outcome of the changes made in the family?
What was the ultimate outcome of the changes made in the family?
Flashcards
Multigenerational Farm Life
Multigenerational Farm Life
A family living together on a farm, including parents, children, and grandparents.
Job Dissatisfaction
Job Dissatisfaction
Feeling unhappy or dissatisfied with one's current situation or job.
Sacrificial Support
Sacrificial Support
Supporting someone else's dreams or goals.
Career Transition
Career Transition
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Overall Happiness
Overall Happiness
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Study Notes
- The narrator's family lived on their grandfather's farm.
- The narrator, along with their two brothers, grew up there.
- The narrator's mother moved to the farm after marrying their father
- The narrator's maternal grandmother believed that the narrator's parents should have their own house.
- Despite this, the narrator's mother enjoyed living on the farm and became good friends with her mother-in-law.
- While the family appeared happy, the narrator's father was secretly unhappy.
- A visit from the narrator's father's cousin, an engineer, made him even unhappier.
- The narrator's father confessed to his wife that he hated the farm but felt obligated to his father.
- The narrator's mother proposed that she take over the farm work so he could pursue a different career.
- The narrator's mother became the farmer, the grandmother cared for the children, and the narrator's father went to college to become a teacher.
- This arrangement made everyone happy.
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