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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Fall and Winter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who comes to help the family when it's haying time?
(a) The Smiths.
(b) The Ransens.
(c) No one.
(d) Everyone from miles around.

2. What had Wayne once made wings out of in an attempt to fly?
(a) A broom handle and a sheet.
(b) Pillow cases and cane poles.
(c) Several old kites.
(d) Sticks and feed sacks.

3. How old is Uncle David?
(a) Seventy-six.
(b) Sixty-seven.
(c) No one knows.
(d) Eighty.

4. What does Wayne want to do when he grows up?
(a) Be a farmer.
(b) Be a professional writer.
(c) Play professional baseball.
(d) Teach school.

5. What do Eldon and Wayne do with the grain shovels the day after the first snowfall?
(a) Dig holes for storing potatoes.
(b) Shovel a path to the barn.
(c) Slide down the hill.
(d) Move grain for the cows.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the family sometimes not eat supper until after ten in the summer?

2. What do Wayne and Eldon throw snowballs at when they make snow forts?

3. What does Eldon say the buildings and machines look like after the first snow?

4. How many seagulls arrive each summer during plowing season?

5. What is the book both Uncle David and Nels have by their beds?

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