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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who made the rock fireplace at the lake?
(a) Father.
(b) Uncle David and Nels.
(c) Indians.
(d) No one knows for sure.

2. Who washes the cream separator?
(a) Mother.
(b) Nels.
(c) Wayne and Eldon.
(d) Father.

3. What was Mother saying as she rubbed Father's shoulders on the day Eldon sees them behind the barn?
(a) I think Eldon is sick again.
(b) We should leave the farm because the work is too hard.
(c) Why they are we working so hard.
(d) The days are long, and the nights are short.

4. How many people are in Eldon's family?
(a) Six.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Eight.

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

6. Where do the pigs run when they escape from their pen?
(a) Onto the porch.
(b) Into the garden.
(c) Across Wayne.
(d) All over the barn.

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

8. What is used to cover the table outside during the gathering at thrashing time?
(a) An old blanket.
(b) Sacks.
(c) Checked material.
(d) Sheets.

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

10. 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) So the weeds don't get a start.
(d) To work the fertilizer deeper into the soil.

11. What kind of chairs do Uncle David and Nels have in the winter room?
(a) A couch.
(b) Straight back chairs.
(c) Recliners.
(d) Matching blue armchairs.

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

13. What causes Wayne's injury?
(a) Father hit him to make them stop fighting.
(b) Eldon hit him with his fist.
(c) Eldon hit him with a board.
(d) Eldon shoved him into a wall.

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

15. Where does Eldon and his family live?
(a) Eastern Montana.
(b) Northern Minnesota.
(c) Southern Mississippi.
(d) Western Idaho.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mother say she likes Jersey cows better than Holsteins?

2. Where does Father keep the .22 rifle?

3. Where does the family dog sleep as fall comes to an end?

4. Why do the men have to wear handkerchiefs over their noses during thrashing time?

5. What is the name of the lake where the family goes as fall is just starting?

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