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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 say that lets Eldon know it's fall?
(a) It's fall.
(b) Summer is over.
(c) We're going to the lake.
(d) The leaves are beginning to fall.

2. How many cleared acres are there on the family's farm?
(a) Forty.
(b) One hundred twenty.
(c) Eighty-seven.
(d) Ninety.

3. What does Uncle David say is the reason there's so much work in the summer?
(a) The light.
(b) The large family.
(c) The crops growing.
(d) The farm.

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

5. Why do the men have to wear handkerchiefs over their noses during thrashing time?
(a) They want to keep cool.
(b) They're playing a game.
(c) There is dust.
(d) It is a tradition.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Uncle David married to?

2. How many seagulls arrive each summer during plowing season?

3. How are the calves fed?

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

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

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