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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. Why is the corn cultivated several times while it's still young?
(a) To work the fertilizer deeper into the soil.
(b) So Father will have something to do.
(c) So the weeds don't get a start.
(d) To loosen the soil around the roots of the corn.

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

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

4. What are the names of the two horses on the farm?
(a) Matilda and Martha.
(b) Stacker and Stumper.
(c) Jim and Stacker.
(d) Jim and Joe.

5. What is the name carved into a log in the barn?
(a) Karl.
(b) David.
(c) Wayne.
(d) Nels.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Wayne and Eldon throw snowballs at when they make snow forts?

2. According to Eldon, what can be caught in the water trough where everyone washes up for dinner during thrashing time?

3. Why do Mother and Father let Eldon and Wayne jump into the straw pile for hours at a time?

4. Who comes to help the family when it's haying time?

5. What does Eldon say makes the seagulls less pretty?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Eldon say about his dislike of fall?

2. Describe the haying process.

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

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

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

6. Describe the room next to the kitchen in the family home.

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

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

9. How does Eldon describe the tractor and what does he say about his father being injured by the tractor?

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

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