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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 is the book both Uncle David and Nels have by their beds?
(a) The Complete Works of Shakespeare.
(b) A diary.
(c) The Farmer's Almanac.
(d) The Bible.

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

3. What kind of shoes is Eldon wearing on the morning he slipped outside to watch Father leaving for the fields?
(a) Bedroom slippers.
(b) He wasn't wearing any.
(c) Tennis shoes.
(d) Rubber boots.

4. What does Eldon say the buildings and machines look like after the first snow?
(a) Houses.
(b) Animals.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Igloos.

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 time of day does Father leave for the fields?

2. What do Eldon and Wayne sleep on?

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

4. What does Wayne want to do when he grows up?

5. Where was Father sitting when Eldon sees Mother rubbing Father's shoulders?

(see the answer key)

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