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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 is the book both Uncle David and Nels have by their beds?
(a) The Bible.
(b) A diary.
(c) The Complete Works of Shakespeare.
(d) The Farmer's Almanac.

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

3. What do Eldon and Wayne sleep on?
(a) They share a full-sized bed.
(b) The couch.
(c) Bunk beds.
(d) Pallets on the floor.

4. What does Father usually eat before heading to the fields in the morning?
(a) Eggs and toast.
(b) He just has coffee and bread.
(c) Cood food from the night before.
(d) Whatever Mother cooks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who oils the thrashing machine?

2. Where does Father keep the .22 rifle?

3. Who turns the crank on the cream separator?

4. Why does the family sometimes not eat supper until after ten in the summer?

5. What does Eldon say there is to do on the morning after the first snowfall?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do Wayne and Eldon do after they find the western?

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

4. What prompts the fight between Eldon and Wayne in the opening paragraphs of "Winter," and what do the boys decide about their argument?

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

6. What are the roles and the attitudes of Uncle David and Nels about the killing?

7. What do Eldon and Wayne do with the stack of straw near the barn and what do Mother and Father say about it?

8. Describe what happens to Cousin Betty's daughter and where she's found.

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

10. What does Mother say about Jerseys and Holsteins?

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