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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is it about going to town that Eldon likes best?
(a) The chance to buy a new comic book.
(b) The time with his dad.
(c) The candy.
(d) The time away from chores.

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

3. What kind of shoes is Eldon wearing on the morning he slipped outside to watch Father leaving for the fields?
(a) Rubber boots.
(b) Tennis shoes.
(c) He wasn't wearing any.
(d) Bedroom slippers.

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

5. Why does Eldon say he doesn't work as hard as the others in the family?
(a) He was sick when he was younger.
(b) He has to spend a lot of time studying.
(c) He does work as hard as anyone.
(d) He's still too young.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Uncle David?

2. How old is the farm where the family lives?

3. Who oils the thrashing machine?

4. How does Eldon describe the sound he hears when Wayne hits the horse?

5. What does Eldon say all the stacks of hay look like in the field?

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