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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 are the calves fed?

2. Where does Father keep the .22 rifle?

3. How old is the farm where the family lives?

4. What do Wayne and Eldon spend their afternoon doing?

5. What color is Eldon's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what happens when Eldon and Mother take Father's lunch to the fields.

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

3. What are some of the sounds Elden describes in the opening chapter?

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

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

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

7. What are some of the "lights" Eldon describes in the opening chapter?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Who helps Eldon's family when it's time for haying and threshing? Describes the days when the two families come together. Why are these important?

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