People
He is a teacher who is gentle, patient, and brave.
Who is Mr. Corse?
He is the oldest Wilder child who wants to be a storekeeper.
Who is Royal?
Names of Almanzo's calves
Who are Star and Bright?
A hard stone used to sharpen tools.
What are whetstones?
What does Almanzo do with the half-dollar Father gives him on Independence Day?
He buys a suckling pig
He is suspicious of banks and is selfish with his money.
Who is Mr. Thompson?
She criticizes Father for drinking out of his saucer.
Who is Eliza Jane?
The name of Father's colt.
Who is Starlight?
A farm machine with sharp teeth used to break up and level plowed ground.
What is a harrow?
Why was the cobbler delayed in coming to the Wilders' house?
He spent 3 weeks at the last house making a pair of wedding shoes.
A wheelwright; wants to hire Almanzo as an apprentice
Who is Mr. Paddock?
She helps Almanzo pull the potatoes from the field.
Who is Alice?
The kind of sheep father kept for their wool.
Merino sheep
A hard stone used to sharpen tools.
What is a whetstone?
The setting of Farmer Boy.
Where is Malone, New York?
A jolly traveling salesman who tells good stories; tin-peddler
Who is Nick Brown?
Mother and Father visited this family member for a weeklong vacation.
Who is Uncle Andrew?
Who is Lucy?
A long curved blade used for mowing or reaping.
What is a scythes?
Why does Father get up during cold winter nights to exercise the young cattle?
So the animals will not freeze in their sleep.
A strange businessman who dresses in city clothes and does not stay for supper
Who is the horse-buyer?
He urges Almanzo to disobey Father and he has a store bought cap.
Who is Frank?
Names of Father's team of horses.
Who are Bess and Beauty?
A hand tool used to drill holes in wood or ice.
What is an auger?
What three fun activities do the Wilders and their neighbors do in the summer months?