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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many people are in Eldon's family?
(a) Six.
(b) Three.
(c) Eight.
(d) Four.

3. What do Wayne and Eldon spend their afternoon doing?
(a) Canoeing.
(b) Playing in the water.
(c) Catching frogs.
(d) Fishing.

4. From where does the straw pile near the barn come?
(a) The thrashing machine.
(b) It's put there by farmers who don't want it.
(c) It's cut in the fields and brought there on wagons.
(d) It's thrown from the hayloft.

5. What does Father say Jim and Stacker's legs are like when they're pulling up stumps?
(a) Saws.
(b) Pistons.
(c) Tractors.
(d) Trees.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many cleared acres are there on the family's farm?

2. What is the name of the family's dog?

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

4. What kind of shoes is Eldon wearing on the morning he slipped outside to watch Father leaving for the fields?

5. According to Eldon, who can eat "like six young men"?

(see the answer key)

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