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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does NOT describe Clifford Snyder?
(a) He has a droopy mustache.
(b) He is short with a small head.
(c) He has bright green eyes.
(d) He is a city slicker.

2. What does little Willy make in the mornings for breakfast?
(a) Biscuits and gravy.
(b) Eggs and bacon.
(c) Pancakes.
(d) Oatmeal mush.

3. How does Searchlight feel about the snow?
(a) She hates it.
(b) She is afraid of the falling flakes.
(c) She does not like how it gets into her paw pads.
(d) She loves it.

4. Where do potatoes grow?
(a) On a vine that climbs up a tree.
(b) On top of dirt mounds that face the sun.
(c) Under the ground.
(d) Above the ground.

5. What month is the crop harvested?
(a) April.
(b) June.
(c) December.
(d) September.

6. How long does Grandfather go without talking before Willy makes up hand signals?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 5 hours.
(c) Over 3 weeks.
(d) 3 days.

7. How much money does little Willy have in his college savings?
(a) $200.00.
(b) $500.00.
(c) $10.00.
(d) $50.00.

8. How big is the white spot on Willy's dog's head?
(a) The size of a pinprick.
(b) The size of an acorn.
(c) The size of a dinner plate.
(d) The size of a silver dollar.

9. What hand signal means "I'm hungry"?
(a) 1 finger.
(b) 4 fingers.
(c) 2 fingers.
(d) A fist.

10. Why does little Willy not use his college money to help get the plow in?
(a) Because he uses his college money to buy food.
(b) Because he finds another stack of money buried in the garden.
(c) Because Grandfather signals "No!"
(d) Because he wants to keep it in the bank so it can earn interest.

11. How old is little Willy?
(a) 12 years old.
(b) 6 years old.
(c) 15 years old.
(d) 10 years old.

12. What color is Willy's dog?
(a) Yellow-gold.
(b) Mostly black.
(c) Solid white.
(d) Mostly brown.

13. What is one of the first chores that Grandfather does when he wakes up?
(a) Grandfather does exercises.
(b) Grandfather takes the dog for a walk.
(c) Grandfather goes bird-hunting.
(d) Grandfather builds a fire.

14. What state does little Willy live in?
(a) Wyoming.
(b) Colorado.
(c) Arizona.
(d) Montana.

15. What has Grandfather not been doing that he should have been doing?
(a) Paying taxes on the farm.
(b) Planting corn.
(c) Reading books.
(d) Raising pigs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT something that happens in Wyoming during the winter?

2. What signal does Grandfather use to mean yes?

3. What happens when little Willy goes back to sleep instead of getting up like Grandfather asked?

4. Who does little Willy sell the crop to?

5. What does Clifford Snyder say they are going to do to Grandfather's farm?

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