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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Woodcutter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the corn cultivated several times while it's still young?
(a) So Father will have something to do.
(b) To loosen the soil around the roots of the corn.
(c) To work the fertilizer deeper into the soil.
(d) So the weeds don't get a start.

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

3. What is it about going to town that Eldon likes best?
(a) The time with his dad.
(b) The candy.
(c) The time away from chores.
(d) The chance to buy a new comic book.

4. From where does the straw pile near the barn come?
(a) It's cut in the fields and brought there on wagons.
(b) It's thrown from the hayloft.
(c) It's put there by farmers who don't want it.
(d) The thrashing machine.

5. What do Wayne and Eldon throw snowballs at when they make snow forts?
(a) The dog, the chickens, and the cats.
(b) The cats.
(c) The dog.
(d) The chickens.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the pigs run when they escape from their pen?

2. How long does Mother stay at the quilting bee at the end of fall?

3. Where does Eldon and his family live?

4. What color is Alida's hair?

5. What is Mother's reaction to Uncle David's story about Alida?

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