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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Father usually eat before heading to the fields in the morning?
(a) Cood food from the night before.
(b) Eggs and toast.
(c) He just has coffee and bread.
(d) Whatever Mother cooks.

2. How much older is Wayne than Eldon?
(a) One year.
(b) Three years.
(c) Four years.
(d) Two years.

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

4. 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.

5. Why does Mother say she likes Jersey cows better than Holsteins?
(a) There's more cream in a Jersey's milk.
(b) The Jerseys give more milk.
(c) The Jerseys are gentler.
(d) There is less fat in a Jersey's milk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the book both Uncle David and Nels have by their beds?

2. What instrument does Harrin Olsen play at the beer hall?

3. What do Eldon and Wayne sleep on?

4. What does Father say that lets Eldon know it's fall?

5. What does Mother use for a tablecloth when she takes Father's lunch to the field?

(see the answer key)

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