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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Crazy Alen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time of day does Father leave for the fields?
(a) Before it gets light.
(b) Around eight-thirty in the morning.
(c) Around seven in the morning.
(d) Just after it gets light.

2. What does Father do in the evenings in the winter room?
(a) Reads.
(b) Carves.
(c) Sharpens tools.
(d) Fixes harnesses.

3. Why does Mother say she likes Jersey cows better than Holsteins?
(a) The Jerseys are gentler.
(b) The Jerseys give more milk.
(c) There's more cream in a Jersey's milk.
(d) There is less fat in a Jersey's milk.

4. What does Eldon say the buildings and machines look like after the first snow?
(a) Animals.
(b) Houses.
(c) Igloos.
(d) Nothing.

5. What does he say her eyes are like?
(a) A meadow.
(b) Ice.
(c) Midnight.
(d) A lake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wayne want to do when he grows up?

2. When are Wayne and Eldon allowed to use the axes that were once used by Uncle David and Nels?

3. Why does Eldon say he doesn't work as hard as the others in the family?

4. What is the problem the foreman faces with getting Alen out of the cabin?

5. Why is the corn cultivated several times while it's still young?

(see the answer key)

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