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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. Where do Eldon and Wayne put their mittens to dry?
(a) On the back of the stove.
(b) In the dryer.
(c) On the clothesline.
(d) On a peg in the winter room.

2. What does Eldon say there is to do on the morning after the first snowfall?
(a) Cutting a Christmas tree.
(b) Shoveling a path to the barn.
(c) Moving all the cows inside.
(d) A million snow things.

3. What do Wayne and Eldon throw snowballs at when they make snow forts?
(a) The chickens.
(b) The dog, the chickens, and the cats.
(c) The cats.
(d) The dog.

4. Who oils the thrashing machine?
(a) Uncle David.
(b) Nels.
(c) Old man Ransen.
(d) Wayne.

5. What does Father usually eat before heading to the fields in the morning?
(a) Eggs and toast.
(b) He just has coffee and bread.
(c) Cood food from the night before.
(d) Whatever Mother cooks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Winter," Eldon says that he and Wayne have a fight. What was Eldon's injury from that fight?

3. What does the snow on the elm limb look like?

4. Why is the living room called the winter room?

5. What do Eldon and Wayne do with the grain shovels the day after the first snowfall?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the first thing Eldon describes doing after the first snow?

3. Compare Uncle David's side of the room with Nels' side.

4. What are some of the things Eldon says happens when fall is over but winter hasn't yet formally arrived?

5. When does Father take the plow shares in to be sharpened? Why does he do it then, and why does Eldon like to go along?

6. What does Mother say about Jerseys and Holsteins?

7. Describe Eldon's childhood illness and the effect it has had on his life.

8. What does the family eat at their annual picnic to the lake?

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

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

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