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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Alida and Orud the Terrible.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the family dog spend most of its time?
(a) Hunting.
(b) Guarding the cows.
(c) Sitting on the porch.
(d) Chasing squirrels.

2. Why does David say he put the handkerchief on his head when he and Alida were married?
(a) To keep the rice out of his hair.
(b) To cover a bad haircut.
(c) To indicate he'd be a good husband.
(d) To keep the sawdust out of his hair.

3. What does Father say that lets Eldon know it's fall?
(a) It's fall.
(b) Summer is over.
(c) We're going to the lake.
(d) The leaves are beginning to fall.

4. What does Uncle David say is the reason there's so much work in the summer?
(a) The crops growing.
(b) The large family.
(c) The light.
(d) The farm.

5. What does Father say Jim and Stacker's legs are like when they're pulling up stumps?
(a) Pistons.
(b) Tractors.
(c) Saws.
(d) Trees.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time of day does Father leave for the fields?

2. What do the people of the village believe happens to the boats that sail from their port?

3. According to Eldon, what can be caught in the water trough where everyone washes up for dinner during thrashing time?

4. What does Eldon say he likes better than wax teeth?

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

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