Farmer Boy

What was the name of their teacher?
1. Mr. Wilder
2. Mr. Corse
3. Mrs. Harris
4. Mrs. Corse
Who helped Almanzo pitchfork fresh hay for the cows, oxen, calves, and sheep?
1. Elize Jane
2. Father
3. Alice
4. Royal
Almanzo had two little calves. What were their names?
1. Bright and Dim
2. Star and Sunny
3. Bright and Star
4. Blossom and Bossy
What is the name of the children's father?
1. James Wilder
2. Thomas Wilder
3. Royal Wilder, Sr
4. Almanzo Wilder, Sr
What is the name of the teacher that the big boys hurt very badly last year?
1. Lonas Jane
2. Bill Ritchie
3. Thomas Corse
4. Jonas Lane
Fill in the Blank:
"His moccasins would always be comfortably soft; and keep his feet dry, as long as the leather was well greased, and he didn't stop rubbing it until it would absorb no more _____."
1. polish
2. tallow
3. oil
4. grease
According to the story, who had brought popcorn to the first Thanksgiving Day?
1. Europeans
2. Pilgrim Fathers
3. Pilgrim Mothers
4. Indians
Did the big boys hurt Mr. Corse?
1. no
2. yes
Fill in the Blank:
"It was _____ blacksnake whip that had bested Big Bill Ritchie."
1. Mr. Ritchie's
2. Almanzo's
3. Father's
4. Mr. Corse's
What does his father give him for his birthday?
1. a calf-yoke
2. a pig
3. a bobsled
4. a pony
Fill in the blank:
"Yes, son, you are old enough now to _____ the calves."
1. raise
2. feed
3. break
4. train
What treat did Almanzo give to Star and Bright?
1. carrot
2. grain
3. apple
4. sugarcube
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. coping saw
2. bandsaw
3. cross-cut saw
4. hacksaw
Who was the last one to take a bath?
1. Father
2. Alice
3. Mother
4. Almanzo
Fill in the Blank:
Almanzo braided the boughs every evening until they were _____ feet long.
1. six
2. five
3. two
4. ten
Fill in the Blank:
Pierre and Almanzo said that _____ must be scared, because he wouldn't get on the bobsled.
1. Louis
2. Frank
3. Royal
4. Lazy John
What was Almanzo collecting from the buckets under the trees?
1. walnuts
2. sugar
3. sap
4. acorns
Fill in the Blank:
Everyone was excited that the _____ _____ potato buyers were in town.
1. New Jersey
2. Niagara Falls
3. New York
4. Lake Saranac
What did they use to whitewash the whole cellar?
1. soapy water
2. paint
3. syrup
4. lime
Last fall, the fields had been plowed and covered with manure. Not, the fields need to be _____.
1. planted
2. harrowed
3. harvested
4. replowed
Which part of the potatoes do the boys cut out for seeds to plant the fields?
1. skins
2. pulp
3. seeds
4. eyes
What part of the plant does the potato come from?
1. root
2. stem
3. blossom
4. fruit
Fill in the Blank:
"Father marked the field lengthwise and _____, so that the furrows made little squares."
1. widthwise
2. across
3. crosswise
4. wide
Did Almanzo like planting potatoes?
1. no
2. yes
Fill in the Blank:
"Corn-planting time is when the _____ leaves are as big as squirrel's ears."
1. oak
2. elm
3. maple
4. ash
What do you call a baby squirrel?
1. cub
2. kitten
3. rodent
4. squirrel
Who did Almanzo see coming up the road one evening?
1. the cobbler
2. a horse salesman
3. Grandfather Wilder
4. the tin-peddler
What is the name of the tin-peddler?
1. Lane Brown
2. James Brown
3. Nick Brown
4. Jonas Lane
The tin-peddler told Father that he should get a good price for his colts. How much did he think a team would be worth?
1. 200 dollars apiece
2. 100 dollars
3. 500 dollars apiece
4. 200 dollars
The tin-peddler's cart was full of all kinds of pails, pans, strainers, graters, etc. What were they all made of?
1. tin
2. wood
3. plastic
4. copper
What did Mother use in trade for the tin-peddler's tinware?
1. new woolen cloth
2. vegetables
3. rags she had saved
4. her egg money
Fill in the Blank:
"The _____ were already perfectly broken, and Almanzo wanted so much to help groom them that father let him."
1. four-year-olds
2. three-year-olds
3. five-year-olds
4. two-year-olds
How much money did Father get for each horse?
1. $100
2. $175
3. $200
4. $300
What did Mother believe had sent the strange dog to watch over them?
1. Providence
2. God
3. the horse-buyer
4. Mother Nature
Fill in the Blank:
"Washing sheep was fun for everybody but the _____."
1. sheep
2. boys
3. Mother
4. Father
What did Almanzo plant in between the hills of corn?
1. pumpkin seeds
2. apple seeds
3. bean seeds
4. carrot seeds
Fill in the Blank:
"He snipped off the green twigs of _____ and ate them, too."
1. wintergreen
2. peppermint
3. raspberry
4. asparagus
Fill in the Blank:
"Father's _____ horses were hitched to the _____, red-wheeled buggy, and they all drove away in the cool sunshine."
1. brown
2. shining
3. dusty
4. black
Fill in the Blank:
Even though all the stores were closed, it was very crowded in town. All the little boys were dressed up and all the little girls carried _____.
1. baskets
2. parasols
3. purses
4. new dolls
"From the top of the flagpole, up against the blue sky, the Stars and Stripes were fluttering." What does the "Stars and Stripes" refer to?
1. the American Flag
2. the town clock
3. the Christian flag
4. a large sign the students had made last spring
What does Almanzo's father say that money is?
1. crops in the fields
2. hard work
3. yours for the taking
4. evil
Who, according to Father, made America?
1. farmers
2. soldiers
3. French
4. Indians
Almanzo used a bowl and a candle wick to feed his pumpkin. What did he feed it?
1. milk
2. juice
3. eggs
4. soil
What did Mother dip the trout in before frying them for dinner?
1. cornmeal
2. flour
3. buttermilk
4. sugar
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. berrying
2. swimming
3. riding
4. hunting
After Mother and Father left, Eliza Jane wanted to start getting the chores done. Instead, the children decided to make ice-cream. Whose idea was it to make ice-cream instead of doing the chores?
1. Alice's
2. Eliza Jane's
3. Royal's
4. Almanzo's
What did Alice decide she was going to make?
1. porkloins
2. cookies
3. pound-cake
4. fried chicken
Who had patched the parlor wall-paper so that Almanzo would not get into trouble?
1. Eliza Jane
2. Alice
3. Pierre
4. Royal
How many carrots did Alice and Almanzo's little red seeds brown into?
1. 200 pounds
2. 200 bushels
3. 300 bushels
4. 50 bushels
Fill in the Blank:
"Almanzo's face was blistered and his eye was swelled shut. But Mother put _____ on it."
1. a bandage
2. a poultice
3. a soothing salve
4. some soft butter
What was the family looking forward to after the harvest was complete?
1. a long vacation
2. County Fair
3. visit from the grandparents
4. Thanksgiving
Who did NOT wear their Sunday clothes to the County Fair?
1. Mother
2. Royal
3. Father
4. Eliza Jane
Almanzo squeezed between the legs of the men in the crowd so that he could see what was in the next stall. Did he see more horses?
1. No
2. Yes
When Father and Almanzo went into the kitchen, Father took the lid off of a large steaming barrel. What did Almanzo see inside?
1. corn on the cob
2. pickles
3. potatoes
4. carrots
How many days did the County Fair last?
1. 2
2. 1
3. 3
4. 5
What kind of nuts did Father want collected before it snows?
1. pecans
2. beechnuts
3. hickory nuts
4. walnuts
What was the next job for the Wilders once the bitter cold weather had settled in the area?
1. butchering
2. plowing
3. ice-cutting
4. branding
Lazy John and French Joe came to help out again. They killed some hogs and one yearling beef. How many hogs were killed?
1. two
2. five
3. ten
4. three
Mother boiled all six of the head from the stock that had been butchered. What was she making?
1. paint
2. headcheese
3. soup
4. soap
Fill in the Blank:
Mother and the girls prepared all of their new clothes. However, they had to wait for the _____ before they could have new shoes.
1. peddler
2. cobbler
3. tailor
4. merchant
Eliza Jane was enjoying the opportunity to show off her new education. Where did she say saucers came from?
1. Europe
2. China
3. Africa
4. Australia
Fill in the Blank:
Father and Almanzo spread the wheat on the floor, then they hit the wheat with the _____. This caused the grail to separate from the husks.
1. rakes
2. flails
3. hoes
4. whips
Fill in the Blank:
When they finished hitting the wheat on the floor, they used _____ to pick up and sift the straw to throw it aside.
1. flails
2. rakes
3. pitchforks
4. hoes
Fill in the Blank:
When the grain was thick on the floor, _____ scraped it to the side with a wooden scraper.
1. Mother
2. Lazy John
3. Almanzo
4. Father
What (or who) scared Almanzo on Christmas morning?
1. Royal
2. his pig
3. the stray dog
4. Alice
What was the first thing Almanzo pulled out of his stocking?
1. lump of coal
2. ox-whip
3. store-bought cap
4. switch
Who helped Royal drive the sleighs into the Buggy-House?
1. Father
2. Uncle Andrew
3. Cousin James
4. Cousin Frank
The hay-baler showed up the next morning. What was his name?
1. Mr. Weed
2. Mr. Austin
3. Mr. Bales
4. Mr. Thompson
Almanzo liked Mr. Paddock, because he always asked Almanzo about _____.
1. Royal and Eliza Jane
2. Lucy
3. Mother and Father
4. school
Mr. Paddock asks Father if he ever thought of making a _____ out of Almanzo.
1. school teacher
2. wheelwright
3. stock boy
4. liveryman
Father told Mother that they could only keep Almanzo on the farm until he was _____ years old. After that, it was his choice what to do.
1. 15
2. 17
3. 25
4. 21