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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Eldon and his family live?
(a) Western Idaho.
(b) Northern Minnesota.
(c) Eastern Montana.
(d) Southern Mississippi.

2. How much does Father say the horses weigh?
(a) Close to a ton each.
(b) He doesn't say.
(c) Close to a hundred pounds each.
(d) A couple of hundred pounds each.

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

4. Where do Eldon and Wayne put their mittens to dry?
(a) On a peg in the winter room.
(b) On the back of the stove.
(c) In the dryer.
(d) On the clothesline.

5. What does Eldon say there is to do on the morning after the first snowfall?
(a) Shoveling a path to the barn.
(b) Cutting a Christmas tree.
(c) A million snow things.
(d) Moving all the cows inside.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Wayne and Eldon spend their afternoon doing?

2. What do Eldon and Wayne sleep on?

3. How long does Mother stay at the quilting bee at the end of fall?

4. Why does Eldon say the silo is filled with corn?

5. Why do the men have to wear handkerchiefs over their noses during thrashing time?

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