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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. Why do Wayne and Eldon jump on the stacks of hay after it's cut?
(a) It's fun.
(b) To make sure water can't seep into it.
(c) To pack it down.
(d) To be sure there aren't any animals hiding in the stacks.

2. What does Father usually eat before heading to the fields in the morning?
(a) Eggs and toast.
(b) Whatever Mother cooks.
(c) He just has coffee and bread.
(d) Cood food from the night before.

3. What color is Eldon's house?
(a) Brown.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) White.

4. Where was Father sitting when Eldon sees Mother rubbing Father's shoulders?
(a) On the side of the bed.
(b) On the porch.
(c) On a kitchen chair.
(d) On a block of wood.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many cleared acres are there on the family's farm?

2. What happens to Orud?

3. Why does the family butcher two geese every year?

4. What was Wayne's injury from that fight in "Winter?"

5. How are the calves fed?

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