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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the blacksmith have to sharpen the plows every summer?
(a) The plows rust over the winter months.
(b) The plows get dull from being used on frozen ground.
(c) It's the only time Uncle David goes to town.
(d) The rocky land dulls the blades.

2. What does Eldon say he likes better than wax teeth?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Coca-cola and peanuts.
(c) Peanut butter.
(d) Fudge.

3. What does Wayne want to do when he grows up?
(a) Teach school.
(b) Be a farmer.
(c) Be a professional writer.
(d) Play professional baseball.

4. 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) The days are long, and the nights are short.
(d) I think Eldon is sick again.

5. What are the names of the two horses on the farm?
(a) Matilda and Martha.
(b) Stacker and Stumper.
(c) Jim and Joe.
(d) Jim and Stacker.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is upstairs in the barn?

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

4. Why do Wayne and Eldon jump on the stacks of hay after it's cut?

5. What kind of shoes is Eldon wearing on the morning he slipped outside to watch Father leaving for the fields?

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