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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Eldon say he likes better than wax teeth?
(a) Fudge.
(b) Coca-cola and peanuts.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Peanut butter.

3. What does the snow on the elm limb look like?
(a) A ballerina.
(b) A snake.
(c) A sheet.
(d) A bunch of limbs.

4. What does Uncle David say is the reason there's so much work in the summer?
(a) The large family.
(b) The light.
(c) The crops growing.
(d) The farm.

5. What kind of shoes is Eldon wearing on the morning he slipped outside to watch Father leaving for the fields?
(a) Bedroom slippers.
(b) He wasn't wearing any.
(c) Tennis shoes.
(d) Rubber boots.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the calves fed?

2. What do Eldon and Wayne do with the grain shovels the day after the first snowfall?

3. Who comes to help the family when it's haying time?

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

5. How does Eldon describe the sound he hears when Wayne hits the horse?

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