Farmer Boy

Why was it the perfect weather for cutting ice?
1. the moisture in the air was freezing
2. the pond was thick enough to walk on
3. no water would drip, it would instantly freeze
4. the ice was beginning to crack
Why did Father put his hands over the horses' noses?
1. to get them to back up
2. to melt the frost from their nostrils
3. to check to see that they were ok
4. to keep them from smelling
What were the names of the two men that sometimes worked for Mr. Wilder? (choose 2)
1. Lazy John
2. Pierre
3. Mr. Corse
4. French Joe
Fill in the blank:
"When Father needed a hired man, they worked for him and he paid them with _____ _____ from the barrels down cellar."
1. canned goods
2. salt pork
3. extra crops
4. seed corn
What kind of saw has a "long, narrow blade, with wooden handles at the ends?"
1. hacksaw
2. bandsaw
3. cross-cut saw
4. coping saw
How thick was the ice on the pond?
1. 20 inches
2. 10 inches
3. 15 inches
4. 50 inches
True or False:
John cut a section 20 inches wide, 20 feet long, and 20 inches thick.
1. true
2. false
What happened to Almanzo at the pond?
1. he enjoyed skating on the ice
2. he was hit in the head by a block of ice
3. the ice cracked under his feet
4. he fell into the cold water
Fill in the blank:
The ice house looked like a big _____ built high off the ground on blocks.
1. shed
2. cellar
3. cage
4. hayloft
When they placed the large ice cubes in the ice-house, they surrounded each with sawdust on all sides. How thick did they pack the sawdust around the cubes?
1. 3 inches
2. 5 inches
3. 1 inch
4. 10 inches
What is Almanzo's all-time favorite food? He was very excited that Mother had fixed it for dinner after their busy time in the ice-house.
1. spareribs
2. headcheese
3. fried apples'n'onions
4. baked beans
How long did it take Royal and Almanzo to finish covering all of the ice cubes with sawdust?
1. 1 day
2. 5 days
3. 10 hours
4. 3 days