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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Mother and Father let Eldon and Wayne jump into the straw pile for hours at a time?
(a) It's fun.
(b) To chase all the mice out of the stack.
(c) To pack it down.
(d) They don't let them jump more than a few times.

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 are the books Uncle David sometimes reads at the kitchen table at night?
(a) Old Farmer's Almanacs.
(b) Western novels.
(c) A Bible and an encyclopedia.
(d) No one knows.

4. What instrument does Harrin Olsen play at the beer hall?
(a) An accordian.
(b) A guitar.
(c) A piano.
(d) A trumpet.

5. What is the name carved into a log in the barn?
(a) Wayne.
(b) Nels.
(c) Karl.
(d) David.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the F-12?

3. What is upstairs in the barn?

4. Where was Father sitting when Eldon sees Mother rubbing Father's shoulders?

5. What does Father usually eat before heading to the fields in the morning?

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