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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Winter," Eldon says that he and Wayne have a fight. What was Eldon's injury from that fight?
(a) A bloody nose.
(b) Several bruises.
(c) A black eye.
(d) A swollen ear.

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

4. What color is Eldon's house?
(a) Brown.
(b) Red.
(c) Blue.
(d) White.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the book both Uncle David and Nels have by their beds?

2. What is the first animal to be killed each fall?

3. What was Wayne's injury from that fight in "Winter?"

4. What causes Wayne's injury?

5. How much does Father say the horses weigh?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Eldon say in response to Wayne's idea that spring is an "awakening," and why does he have this attitude?

2. What are some of the sounds Elden describes in the opening chapter?

3. Describe the time when Wayne and Eldon carved their names into a tree. How did Eldon feel and what happened to the tree?

4. What is the first thing Eldon describes doing after the first snow?

5. Describe how and why Wayne jumps out of the barn loft.

6. Why is the lake called Jenny's Lake and what does Eldon say about it?

7. What are some of the things Eldon says happens when fall is over but winter hasn't yet formally arrived?

8. Why does Uncle David believe everyone works so much harder in the summer than in the winter?

9. Describe what Father is working on during his evenings in the winter room.

10. Compare Uncle David's side of the room with Nels' side.

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