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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the lake where the family goes as fall is just starting?
(a) Lake Chicamonga.
(b) Golden Pond.
(c) Jenny's Lake.
(d) Lake Woebegone.

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

3. How many cleared acres are there on the family's farm?
(a) One hundred twenty.
(b) Forty.
(c) Ninety.
(d) Eighty-seven.

4. What does Father usually eat before heading to the fields in the morning?
(a) Cood food from the night before.
(b) Eggs and toast.
(c) He just has coffee and bread.
(d) Whatever Mother cooks.

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

6. What does Eldon say makes the seagulls less pretty?
(a) There are so many of them.
(b) They are bedraggled from the long flight.
(c) They poop too much.
(d) They fight for the worms.

7. How much does Father say the horses weigh?
(a) Close to a hundred pounds each.
(b) Close to a ton each.
(c) He doesn't say.
(d) A couple of hundred pounds each.

8. What kind of chairs do Uncle David and Nels have in the winter room?
(a) A couch.
(b) Recliners.
(c) Straight back chairs.
(d) Matching blue armchairs.

9. What is it about going to town that Eldon likes best?
(a) The chance to buy a new comic book.
(b) The candy.
(c) The time away from chores.
(d) The time with his dad.

10. Where does the family dog sleep as fall comes to an end?
(a) In Wayne's room.
(b) In the barn.
(c) Under the porch.
(d) In the kitchen.

11. What do Eldon and Wayne sleep on?
(a) The couch.
(b) Pallets on the floor.
(c) They share a full-sized bed.
(d) Bunk beds.

12. What is the name carved into a log in the barn?
(a) David.
(b) Nels.
(c) Karl.
(d) Wayne.

13. What is used to cover the table outside during the gathering at thrashing time?
(a) Checked material.
(b) An old blanket.
(c) Sheets.
(d) Sacks.

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

15. What grade does Mrs. Halverson teach?
(a) Fourth.
(b) Tenth.
(c) Second.
(d) Eighth.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What causes Wayne's injury?

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

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