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"Farmer Boy" Quiz

This is a quiz on the book "Farmer Boy" by Laura Ingalls Wilder about her husband, Almanzo Wilder's childhood days growing up in New York.

A multiple-choice quiz by augusta123. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
augusta123

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
62,771

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1616

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 216 (7/10), Guest 162 (7/10), Guest 47 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. According to this book, how many siblings did Almanzo have? Hint

Four

Three

Five

Two

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the name of Almanzo's teacher? Hint

Mrs. Coruse

Mr. Course

Mr. Corse

Ms. Corse

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Question 3 of 10

3. What are the names of Almanzo's calves? Hint

Beauty and Starlight

Jack and Royal

Blossom and Daisy

Star and Bright

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Question 4 of 10

4. What plant does Almanzo raise on milk? Hint

wheat

squash

pumpkin

corn

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Question 5 of 10

5. What town do the Wilders live near? Hint

Albany

New York City

Syracuse

Malone

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Question 6 of 10

6. What did Almanzo get from the tin-peddler? Hint

a whip for the oxes

a red whistle

a tin shovel

a milk churner

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which room did Almanzo throw the blacking brush? Hint

the parlor

the living room

the kitchen

the stable

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who covered the stain up with wallpaper? Hint

Almanzo

Eliza Jane

Alice

Royal

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Question 9 of 10

9. Whose pocketbook did Almanzo find? Hint

Mr. Paddock

Mr. Wilder

Lazy Joe

Mr. Thompson

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Question 10 of 10

10. What's the name of the wagon-maker? Hint

Mr. Thompson

Mr. Paddock

Mr. Ingalls

Mr. Wilder

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Apr 14 2024 : Guest 216: 7/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. According to this book, how many siblings did Almanzo have?

Answer: Three

They are Eliza Jane, Alice, and Royal. Royal is the oldest at thirteen years old, Eliza Jane is twelve, Alice is ten, and Almanzo, the youngest, is eight going on nine.

2. What is the name of Almanzo's teacher?

Answer: Mr. Corse

At Almanzo's school in his first year, the teacher, Mr. Corse, is skinny and pale. Almanzo is afraid the school bullies will beat the teacher up.

3. What are the names of Almanzo's calves?

Answer: Star and Bright

When Almanzo turns nine, his father says he can now help break the calves.

4. What plant does Almanzo raise on milk?

Answer: pumpkin

The pumpkin grows and grows until it's huge. Almanzo enters it into a contest at the country fair and wins.

5. What town do the Wilders live near?

Answer: Malone

The family goes into town for the Independence Day celebration.

6. What did Almanzo get from the tin-peddler?

Answer: a red whistle

The tin-peddler gave the kids each a gift: Eliza Jane got six diamond-shaped patty-pans to bake cakes in, Alice got heart-shaped ones, and Almanzo got a red whistle.

7. Which room did Almanzo throw the blacking brush?

Answer: the parlor

The parlor was strictly off-limits to the kids. Almanzo was aiming at Eliza Jane because he got frustrated at her for criticizing him while polishing the stove.

8. Who covered the stain up with wallpaper?

Answer: Eliza Jane

She didn't want Almanzo to get in trouble and used scraps of wallpaper from the attic to cover up the stain. Their mother never found out.

9. Whose pocketbook did Almanzo find?

Answer: Mr. Thompson

Mr. Paddock offers to Almanzo an apprenticeship but he refuses because he did not want to grow up to have to listen to mean people like Mr. Thompson.

10. What's the name of the wagon-maker?

Answer: Mr. Paddock

Almanzo finds Mr. Thompson's pocketbook on a bridge over Trout River and when he returned it, Mr. Thompson grabs it because he thinks Almanzo stole some of it. Mr. Paddock roughly tells Mr. Thompson to give Almanzo a reward for honestly returning the pocketbook. Mr. Thompson gives Almanzo two hundred dollars which he deposits in the bank.

Source: Author augusta123

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