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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. What does Mother use for a tablecloth when she takes Father's lunch to the field?

2. Why does Uncle David say the cows get excited when they are given silage?

3. What are the books Uncle David sometimes reads at the kitchen table at night?

4. What does Mother do in the evenings in the winter room?

5. What is the F-12?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the smells Eldon describes in the opening chapter called "Tuning?"

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

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

4. 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?

5. Who is Rex? What does he do around the farm? Why is he allowed to do that job?

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

7. Describe how Father pulls stumps out of the ground.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the story Uncle David tells about Orud and Melena? What kind of story is this and why? Are there any believable aspects of the story? What are they?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the farm where Eldon lives with his family. What are the most important settings within the farm? Why?

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