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

2. What do Wayne and Eldon throw snowballs at when they make snow forts?
(a) The dog, the chickens, and the cats.
(b) The cats.
(c) The dog.
(d) The chickens.

3. What instrument does Harrin Olsen play at the beer hall?
(a) A guitar.
(b) A trumpet.
(c) A piano.
(d) An accordian.

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

5. Why do the men have to wear handkerchiefs over their noses during thrashing time?
(a) They're playing a game.
(b) There is dust.
(c) It is a tradition.
(d) They want to keep cool.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Eldon say gets the cream money and the egg money?

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

3. How does Eldon describe the sound he hears when Wayne hits the horse?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the seagulls come to the field? What does Eldon think about them?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Describe the haying process.

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

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