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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 are bedraggled from the long flight.
(b) They fight for the worms.
(c) There are so many of them.
(d) They poop too much.

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

3. How does Eldon describe the sound he hears when Wayne hits the horse?
(a) Like whamming a horse with a kid.
(b) Like slapping a fly on bare skin.
(c) Like hitting a rock with a stick.
(d) Like smacking a potato with a hammer.

4. How many people are in Eldon's family?
(a) Eight.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

5. Who does Eldon say gets the cream money and the egg money?
(a) Papa.
(b) Eldon and Wayne.
(c) Uncle David and Nels.
(d) Mama.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mother do in the evenings in the winter room?

2. What are the books Uncle David sometimes reads at the kitchen table at night?

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

4. Why do Wayne and Eldon jump on the stacks of hay after it's cut?

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

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