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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is the corn cultivated several times while it's still young?
(a) So the weeds don't get a start.
(b) So Father will have something to do.
(c) To work the fertilizer deeper into the soil.
(d) To loosen the soil around the roots of the corn.

3. What is Eldon supposed to do while Wayne jumps from the hayloft onto the horse's back?
(a) Run away, yelling that the posse is coming.
(b) Run toward Wayne, yelling at him to stop.
(c) Hold the horse.
(d) Take photos.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Mother saying as she rubbed Father's shoulders on the day Eldon sees them behind the barn?

3. How many people are in Eldon's family?

4. What does Father usually eat before heading to the fields in the morning?

5. How are the calves fed?

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