Farmer Boy

That summer, Almanzo was getting ready for the County Fair. What did he have to do every morning?
1. water the garden
2. hoe the potatoes
3. train his oxen
4. feed his pumpkin
Almanzo used a bowl and a candle wick to feed his pumpkin. What did he feed it?
1. soil
2. milk
3. juice
4. eggs
Why did Almanzo keep his little pig in the shade?
1. young pigs grow best in the shade
2. the sun would damage the pig's skin
3. pigs do not like sunshine
4. so she would not grow as fast
How old did a horse have to be before Father trained it?
1. one year old
2. six months old
3. three years old
4. two years old
Beauty had a pretty little colt with a white star on his forehead. What did Almanzo name him?
1. Sunlight
2. Starlight
3. Beautiful Star
4. Starbright
True or False:
Even though Mother said that it was good growing weather, Almanzo did not think he was growing any at all.
1. false
2. true
What did it mean when they woke up to rain pounding on the roof?
1. they had bring all of the animals into the barns
2. Mother would do the wash that day
3. they could go fishing
4. they had to plow the fields again
What was one of Almanzo's favorite scents?
1. the pumpkin fields
2. rain on the clover
3. rain in the air
4. a barn full of horses
What did Mother dip the trout in before frying them for dinner?
1. sugar
2. flour
3. buttermilk
4. cornmeal
Fill in the Blank:
"Some July evening Father would say:
'All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Tomorrow we'll go _____.'"
1. riding
2. berrying
3. hunting
What attacked Alice's sunbonnet?
1. a robin
2. two blue jays
3. a black bear
4. a swarm of bees
What did Almanzo meet behind a cedar tree?
1. Cousin Frank
2. a turkey
3. a swarm of bees
4. a black bear
What is NOT something that Mother made from all the berries they had picked?
1. cakes and cookies
2. pies and puddings
3. preserves
4. jellies and jams
Father and Mother decided they needed a vacation. Where were they going to spend the week?
1. at Uncle Andrew's
2. on the seashore
3. at Lake Chateaugay
4. in New York City
True or False:
Uncle Wesley and Frank were going to come out and stay with the children while Mother and Father were gone.
1. true
2. false