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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Father say Jim and Stacker's legs are like when they're pulling up stumps?
(a) Tractors.
(b) Saws.
(c) Pistons.
(d) Trees.

3. Why does Eldon say the silo is filled with corn?
(a) For marketing.
(b) For feeding the cows.
(c) For seed the coming spring.
(d) For food during the winter.

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

5. What is on the cover of the Zane Grey western Eldon and Wayne find?
(a) A cowboy riding behind a herd of cattle.
(b) A group of cowboys riding through a town.
(c) A cowboy riding a horse and firing six-guns.
(d) An Indian boy riding a horse.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Eldon say makes the seagulls less pretty?

3. From where does the straw pile near the barn come?

4. What is the F-12?

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

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