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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first animal to be killed each fall?
(a) A pig.
(b) A steer.
(c) Geese.
(d) Chickens.

2. How does Eldon describe the sound he hears when Wayne hits the horse?
(a) Like hitting a rock with a stick.
(b) Like slapping a fly on bare skin.
(c) Like smacking a potato with a hammer.
(d) Like whamming a horse with a kid.

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

4. Who comes to help the family when it's haying time?
(a) Everyone from miles around.
(b) No one.
(c) The Smiths.
(d) The Ransens.

5. Where does Father keep the .22 rifle?
(a) On deer horns on the porch.
(b) Behind the seat of the pickup.
(c) In a closet.
(d) In the barn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who turns the crank on the cream separator?

2. What does Wayne want to do when he grows up?

3. Where was Father sitting when Eldon sees Mother rubbing Father's shoulders?

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

5. What are the books Uncle David sometimes reads at the kitchen table at night?

(see the answer key)

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