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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who turns the crank on the cream separator?
(a) Wayne and Eldon.
(b) Papa.
(c) Mama.
(d) Uncle David and Nels.

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

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

4. Who washes the cream separator?
(a) Mother.
(b) Wayne and Eldon.
(c) Nels.
(d) Father.

5. Uncle David says summer is close to fall, and spring is close to summer. To what season is winter close?
(a) None, winter stands alone.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Fall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it about going to town that Eldon likes best?

2. What color is Eldon's house?

3. Why is the corn cultivated several times while it's still young?

4. What instrument does Harrin Olsen play at the beer hall?

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

(see the answer key)

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