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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 Eldon say he likes better than wax teeth?

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

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

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

5. Who was Uncle David married to?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Eldon say in response to Wayne's idea that spring is an "awakening," and why does he have this attitude?

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

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

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

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

7. What does Mother say about Jerseys and Holsteins?

8. 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?

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

10. Describe the haying process.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you believe the author presented the story in first-person? Were there other alternatives? What major aspects of the story would have changed if the author had changed the perspective?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What are the activities that go on in the winter room? Why are these important to each of the characters and to the family as a whole?

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