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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Wayne and Eldon jump on the stacks of hay after it's cut?
(a) To pack it down.
(b) To be sure there aren't any animals hiding in the stacks.
(c) To make sure water can't seep into it.
(d) It's fun.

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

3. How are the calves fed?
(a) With a baby bottle.
(b) The book doesn't say.
(c) Their mamas feed them.
(d) With a bucket.

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

5. How does Mother keep coffee hot when she takes it for Father's lunch?
(a) She doesn't, he likes it cold.
(b) She wraps a jar in sacking.
(c) She puts it in a thermos.
(d) She builds a campfire near the field to warm it.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Eldon, what can be caught in the water trough where everyone washes up for dinner during thrashing time?

2. What are the names of the two horses on the farm?

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

4. Who does Eldon say gets the cream money and the egg money?

5. Why does Mother say she likes Jersey cows better than Holsteins?

(see the answer key)

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