View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Eldon describe the sound he hears when Wayne hits the horse?
(a) Like slapping a fly on bare skin.
(b) Like hitting a rock with a stick.
(c) Like whamming a horse with a kid.
(d) Like smacking a potato with a hammer.

2. Who does the dishes?
(a) Uncle David.
(b) Mother.
(c) Wayne and Eldon.
(d) Eldon.

3. Who was Uncle David married to?
(a) Annabelle.
(b) Claudia.
(c) Alida.
(d) Jeanetta .

4. How long does Mother stay at the quilting bee at the end of fall?
(a) Four hours.
(b) All day.
(c) Three hours.
(d) Two hours.

5. Why does the blacksmith have to sharpen the plows every summer?
(a) It's the only time Uncle David goes to town.
(b) The plows rust over the winter months.
(c) The rocky land dulls the blades.
(d) The plows get dull from being used on frozen ground.

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

7. What do Eldon and Wayne do with the grain shovels the day after the first snowfall?
(a) Move grain for the cows.
(b) Shovel a path to the barn.
(c) Dig holes for storing potatoes.
(d) Slide down the hill.

8. What is the F-12?
(a) A plane.
(b) A gun.
(c) A tractor.
(d) A pickup.

9. Why does Mother say she likes Jersey cows better than Holsteins?
(a) The Jerseys are gentler.
(b) The Jerseys give more milk.
(c) There's more cream in a Jersey's milk.
(d) There is less fat in a Jersey's milk.

10. Why does Eldon say he doesn't work as hard as the others in the family?
(a) He's still too young.
(b) He was sick when he was younger.
(c) He does work as hard as anyone.
(d) He has to spend a lot of time studying.

11. Who does Eldon say gets the cream money and the egg money?
(a) Mama.
(b) Eldon and Wayne.
(c) Papa.
(d) Uncle David and Nels.

12. What time of day does Father leave for the fields?
(a) Around seven in the morning.
(b) Just after it gets light.
(c) Before it gets light.
(d) Around eight-thirty in the morning.

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

14. How many seagulls arrive each summer during plowing season?
(a) Maybe twenty or thirty.
(b) Hundreds.
(c) Only a few.
(d) About a dozen.

15. What kind of drink does Mother bring for the picnic at the lake?
(a) Lemonade.
(b) Tea.
(c) Raspberry drink.
(d) Sodas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Eldon say the silo is filled with corn?

2. What kind of shoes is Eldon wearing on the morning he slipped outside to watch Father leaving for the fields?

3. What was the name of the hero's horse in the western they found?

4. What had Wayne once made wings out of in an attempt to fly?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 540 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample