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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Winter," Eldon says that he and Wayne have a fight. What was Eldon's injury from that fight?
(a) A bloody nose.
(b) A swollen ear.
(c) A black eye.
(d) Several bruises.

3. Who made the rock fireplace at the lake?
(a) Father.
(b) Indians.
(c) No one knows for sure.
(d) Uncle David and Nels.

4. How many seagulls arrive each summer during plowing season?
(a) Hundreds.
(b) Only a few.
(c) About a dozen.
(d) Maybe twenty or thirty.

5. What do Uncle David and Nels do that makes Eldon think they don't like the killing either?
(a) They say they don't like it.
(b) They stand with their hats in their hands.
(c) They leave the barnyard until it's over.
(d) They start to cry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the lake where the family goes as fall is just starting?

2. What was the name of the hero's horse in the western they found?

3. What does Father say that lets Eldon know it's fall?

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

5. What does Eldon say makes the seagulls less pretty?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the lake called Jenny's Lake and what does Eldon say about it?

2. What does Mother say about Jerseys and Holsteins?

3. Why does Uncle David believe everyone works so much harder in the summer than in the winter?

4. Describe what Father is working on during his evenings in the winter room.

5. How does Eldon describe the tractor and what does he say about his father being injured by the tractor?

6. What prompts the fight between Eldon and Wayne in the opening paragraphs of "Winter," and what do the boys decide about their argument?

7. Describe the time when Wayne and Eldon carved their names into a tree. How did Eldon feel and what happened to the tree?

8. What do Eldon and Wayne do with the stack of straw near the barn and what do Mother and Father say about it?

9. Who is Rex? What does he do around the farm? Why is he allowed to do that job?

10. What are some of the "lights" Eldon describes in the opening chapter?

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