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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Alida and Orud the Terrible.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are the calves fed?
(a) The book doesn't say.
(b) With a bucket.
(c) Their mamas feed them.
(d) With a baby bottle.

2. Why does Uncle David say the cows get excited when they are given silage?
(a) They are so hungry because it's winter.
(b) They don't really care.
(c) There is honey mixed with it.
(d) They get drunk off of it.

3. What does Mother do in the evenings in the winter room?
(a) Reads.
(b) Just rocks.
(c) Knits socks and mittens.
(d) Makes quilts.

4. Why do the men have to wear handkerchiefs over their noses during thrashing time?
(a) They're playing a game.
(b) There is dust.
(c) They want to keep cool.
(d) It is a tradition.

5. What is Mother's reaction to Uncle David's story about Alida?
(a) She leaves the room.
(b) She brings him a handkerchief.
(c) She cries.
(d) She smiles quietly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the pigs run when they escape from their pen?

2. What do Eldon and Wayne sleep on?

3. What is upstairs in the barn?

4. Who was Uncle David married to?

5. What does Eldon say he likes better than wax teeth?

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