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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was Mother saying as she rubbed Father's shoulders on the day Eldon sees them behind the barn?
(a) We should leave the farm because the work is too hard.
(b) Why they are we working so hard.
(c) I think Eldon is sick again.
(d) The days are long, and the nights are short.

3. What kind of drink does Mother bring for the picnic at the lake?
(a) Sodas.
(b) Lemonade.
(c) Raspberry drink.
(d) Tea.

4. What causes Wayne's injury?
(a) Eldon hit him with his fist.
(b) Father hit him to make them stop fighting.
(c) Eldon hit him with a board.
(d) Eldon shoved him into a wall.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Eldon say he doesn't work as hard as the others in the family?

2. What do Uncle David and Nels do that makes Eldon think they don't like the killing either?

3. Who built Alen's cabin?

4. Why does Eldon, Father, and Wayne spend a day splitting and cutting firewood?

5. What time of day does Father leave for the fields?

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