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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many people are in Eldon's family?
2. Which of the animals killed each fall does Eldon say is the worst?
3. What does Uncle David say is the reason there's so much work in the summer?
4. Why does the family sometimes not eat supper until after ten in the summer?
5. According to Eldon, who can eat "like six young men"?
Short Essay Questions
1. When does Father take the plow shares in to be sharpened? Why does he do it then, and why does Eldon like to go along?
2. Describe how Father pulls stumps out of the ground.
3. Describe what Father is working on during his evenings in the winter room.
4. Why is the lake called Jenny's Lake and what does Eldon say about it?
5. What are some of the smells Eldon describes in the opening chapter called "Tuning?"
6. What are some of the things Eldon says happens when fall is over but winter hasn't yet formally arrived?
7. What are some of the "lights" Eldon describes in the opening chapter?
8. What does Eldon say about his dislike of fall?
9. Describe what happens when Eldon and Mother take Father's lunch to the fields.
10. Describe the stove in the winter room and what Wayne says the rails are for.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the story Uncle David tells about the woodcutter? What is the story really about? What are some of the feats the woodcutter is capable of? Are they believable?
Essay Topic 2
Eldon talks about a time of division, such as the time between yesterday and today and the time between fall and winter. What does Eldon believe about the possibility that this division exists? What does Wayne believe? What do you believe? Why?
Essay Topic 3
Describe some of the work Eldon and the others do on the farm. Which of the jobs sounds most difficult? Which sounds most interesting? Why?
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