What did Aunt Laura do while holding the baby?
1. Cooking
2. Singing
3. Sleeping
4. Dancing
Answer 2
What did the group of adults do together in the field?
1. They shouted for joy.
2. They bowed their heads and whispered to each other.
3. They started working again.
4. They ran to the port.
Answer 2
Who was crawling around the rug during the picnic?
1. A puppy
2. The narrator's baby brother
3. A procession of ants
4. A cousin
Answer 2
In what capacity did people eat, laugh, and talk until dawn?
1. As tired workers
2. As free men
3. As secret friends
4. As quiet neighbors
Answer 2
What soothes your tired feet on the road at night?
1. Warm water
2. Soft shoes
3. The loneliness of the night
4. Roadside grass
Answer 3
According to the story, how old did some say Jake was?
1. 50 years old
2. 75 years old
3. 80 years old
4. 100 years old
Answer 4
Where did the family have a picnic that afternoon?
1 Under a big oak tree
2 In the middle of a cotton field
3 By the water
4 With cousins
Answer 3
What sounds did the family hear during the picnic?
1. The sound of waves
2. Birds chirping
3. The ringing of town bells
4. The cheers of the people
Answer 1
What fields did you pass on your way home?
1. Corn field
2. Wheat field
3. Cotton field
4. Rice field
Answer 3
What awakens the narrator each morning at the end of the book?
1. The sound of a trumpet
2. His father's voice
3. The scent of honeysuckle
4. The heat of the sun
Answer 3