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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the hero's horse in the western they found?
(a) Trigger.
(b) White Lightning.
(c) Black Ranger.
(d) Stacker.

2. What does Eldon say there is to do on the morning after the first snowfall?
(a) Cutting a Christmas tree.
(b) Moving all the cows inside.
(c) A million snow things.
(d) Shoveling a path to the barn.

3. How much does Father say the horses weigh?
(a) Close to a ton each.
(b) Close to a hundred pounds each.
(c) He doesn't say.
(d) A couple of hundred pounds each.

4. How old is Uncle David?
(a) Sixty-seven.
(b) Seventy-six.
(c) Eighty.
(d) No one knows.

5. What does Mother do in the evenings in the winter room?
(a) Just rocks.
(b) Reads.
(c) Knits socks and mittens.
(d) Makes quilts.

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

7. According to Eldon, who can eat "like six young men"?
(a) Uncle David.
(b) Nels.
(c) Wayne.
(d) Old man Ransen.

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

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

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

11. Where do Eldon and Wayne put their mittens to dry?
(a) In the dryer.
(b) On the back of the stove.
(c) On a peg in the winter room.
(d) On the clothesline.

12. According to Eldon, what can be caught in the water trough where everyone washes up for dinner during thrashing time?
(a) A cold.
(b) Perch.
(c) Tadpoles.
(d) Spiders.

13. What does Mother use for a tablecloth when she takes Father's lunch to the field?
(a) A piece of checked material.
(b) Sacks.
(c) A sheet.
(d) An old quilt.

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

15. What do Wayne and Eldon spend their afternoon doing?
(a) Canoeing.
(b) Playing in the water.
(c) Fishing.
(d) Catching frogs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who turns the crank on the cream separator?

3. Who oils the thrashing machine?

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

5. What kind of chairs do Uncle David and Nels have in the winter room?

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