View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the family sometimes not eat supper until after ten in the summer?
(a) The work takes so long.
(b) No particular reason.
(c) It's too hot for Mother to cook until it's dark.
(d) They're often at the lake until dark.

2. Where does Eldon and his family live?
(a) Eastern Montana.
(b) Western Idaho.
(c) Southern Mississippi.
(d) Northern Minnesota.

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

4. Why does Mother say she likes Jersey cows better than Holsteins?
(a) The Jerseys give more milk.
(b) There's more cream in a Jersey's milk.
(c) The Jerseys are gentler.
(d) There is less fat in a Jersey's milk.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who turns the crank on the cream separator?

2. How are the calves fed?

3. Who oils the thrashing machine?

4. What is Eldon supposed to do while Wayne jumps from the hayloft onto the horse's back?

5. What is on the cover of the Zane Grey western Eldon and Wayne find?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 254 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample