1. The author of the The Winter Room is

Judy Blume
JK Rowling
Gary Paulsen
Lemony Snicket
Avi

2. This story takes place on a farm in

Ohio
New York
Wyoming
Minnesota
Utah

3. Uncle David tells stories in the Winter Room about the old days in

France
Switzerland
England
Finland
Norway

4. The author often uses a "simile" to compare one thing with another in an emphatic or vivid way (e.g., as brave as a lion, crazy like a fox ). Which of the following is an example of a simile?

"She's butter..."
"One day it's spring, soft and sticky."
"White animals in new light."
"Yellow hair like cornsilk mixed with sunlight."
"Work on work on work."

5. What did Wayne try to do just like the hero of the Zane Grey books?

Climb the hayloft.
Jump off the hayloft onto a horse.
Jump the horse over the fence.
Drive the tractor across the field.
Swim across the lake.

6. Why doesn't Eldon like Fall?

Fall is when Eldon milks the cows.
Fall is when school starts.
Fall is when Uncle David moves out.
Fall is when the pigs run wild.
Fall is when the animals are killed.

7. Who was Alida?

Nels' wife
Uncle David's wife
Uncle David's sister
Eldon's grandma
Nels' daughter

8. What was the problem when Crazy Alen died?

He left ten orphan children.
He had an axe frozen in his hand.
He had no money for burial.
He was frozen spread out and couldn't fit through the door.
He had destroyed the kitchen.

9. What did Wayne do after Uncle David told "The Woodcutter"?

He gave Uncle David a hug.
He went to get some dessert.
He laughed at the story.
He called Uncle David a liar.
He punched Uncle David.

10. What happens to Uncle David as he chops the wood at the end of the book?

He notices Eldon and Wayne spying on him.
He becomes young again.
He falls down and breaks his leg.
He finds Alida and kisses her.
He falls down and dies.

Your score is out of 10.