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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was the man Alec hired to teach Earl farming?
(a) 57.
(b) 59.
(c) 63.
(d) 60.

2. How old was Vera when she left home?
(a) 20.
(b) 21.
(c) 19.
(d) 18.

3. How old does Daniel say his father was when he died of heart trouble?
(a) 46.
(b) 48.
(c) 43.
(d) 51.

4. In Chapter 11, when does Alec remember that he told Dover he would be out to see Earl?
(a) 20 minutes.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) After supper.
(d) A couple hours.

5. What was Alec's first job?
(a) Building barns.
(b) Building houses.
(c) Building bridges.
(d) Building sheds.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Earl when Vera joined the army?

2. When did Martha live?

3. In Chapter 14, what does Vera rent to live in?

4. When Earl was learning to be a farmer, when was the crop ready to cut?

5. In Chapter 4, what has Alec asked Rita Benger, the hotel cook, to fix for supper?

(see the answer key)

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