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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Eldon say makes the seagulls less pretty?
(a) They fight for the worms.
(b) They are bedraggled from the long flight.
(c) There are so many of them.
(d) They poop too much.

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

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

4. Which of the animals killed each fall does Eldon say is the worst?
(a) The chickens.
(b) The steer.
(c) The geese.
(d) The pig.

5. What does Eldon say all the stacks of hay look like in the field?
(a) Tiny houses.
(b) Loaves of bread.
(c) Trees.
(d) Mushrooms.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the lake where the family goes as fall is just starting?

2. What does Father do in the evenings in the winter room?

3. How much does Father say the horses weigh?

4. What does the snow on the elm limb look like?

5. Who oils the thrashing machine?

(see the answer key)

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