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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 does Father say that lets Eldon know it's fall?
(a) We're going to the lake.
(b) Summer is over.
(c) The leaves are beginning to fall.
(d) It's fall.

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

3. What was the name of the hero's horse in the western they found?
(a) Trigger.
(b) Black Ranger.
(c) Stacker.
(d) White Lightning.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Eldon, who can eat "like six young men"?

2. According to Eldon, what can be caught in the water trough where everyone washes up for dinner during thrashing time?

3. What kind of chairs do Uncle David and Nels have in the winter room?

4. What is it about going to town that Eldon likes best?

5. What is upstairs in the barn?

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