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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Uncle David married to?
(a) Jeanetta .
(b) Alida.
(c) Claudia.
(d) Annabelle.

2. From where does the straw pile near the barn come?
(a) It's put there by farmers who don't want it.
(b) The thrashing machine.
(c) It's thrown from the hayloft.
(d) It's cut in the fields and brought there on wagons.

3. What does Mother use for a tablecloth when she takes Father's lunch to the field?
(a) An old quilt.
(b) A sheet.
(c) Sacks.
(d) A piece of checked material.

4. How old is Uncle David?
(a) Seventy-six.
(b) No one knows.
(c) Sixty-seven.
(d) Eighty.

5. What had Wayne once made wings out of in an attempt to fly?
(a) Pillow cases and cane poles.
(b) Several old kites.
(c) A broom handle and a sheet.
(d) Sticks and feed sacks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Eldon and his family live?

2. What does Father say Jim and Stacker's legs are like when they're pulling up stumps?

3. What does Uncle David say is the reason there's so much work in the summer?

4. What is used to cover the table outside during the gathering at thrashing time?

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

(see the answer key)

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