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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Eldon say the buildings and machines look like after the first snow?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Igloos.
(c) Animals.
(d) Houses.

2. Why do Mother and Father let Eldon and Wayne jump into the straw pile for hours at a time?
(a) It's fun.
(b) To pack it down.
(c) They don't let them jump more than a few times.
(d) To chase all the mice out of the stack.

3. Why does the family butcher two geese every year?
(a) To save for Christmas dinner.
(b) To make new pillows.
(c) To save for Thanksgiving dinner.
(d) To restuff the feather mattresses.

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

5. Which of the animals killed each fall does Eldon say is the worst?
(a) The steer.
(b) The geese.
(c) The pig.
(d) The chickens.

6. How does Mother keep coffee hot when she takes it for Father's lunch?
(a) She puts it in a thermos.
(b) She builds a campfire near the field to warm it.
(c) She wraps a jar in sacking.
(d) She doesn't, he likes it cold.

7. What is Eldon supposed to do while Wayne jumps from the hayloft onto the horse's back?
(a) Hold the horse.
(b) Run toward Wayne, yelling at him to stop.
(c) Run away, yelling that the posse is coming.
(d) Take photos.

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

9. What does Wayne want to do when he grows up?
(a) Be a professional writer.
(b) Teach school.
(c) Play professional baseball.
(d) Be a farmer.

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

11. What had Wayne once made wings out of in an attempt to fly?
(a) Sticks and feed sacks.
(b) A broom handle and a sheet.
(c) Several old kites.
(d) Pillow cases and cane poles.

12. Why does Father say he doesn't shoot the pig?
(a) He can't waste another bullet.
(b) Stabbing a pig is more humane.
(c) The pig is too little for a bullet.
(d) It needs to bleed out better.

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

14. What grade does Mrs. Halverson teach?
(a) Fourth.
(b) Eighth.
(c) Tenth.
(d) Second.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the family's dog?

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

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

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

5. Where do Eldon and Wayne put their mittens to dry?

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