Choose the best answer for each question. At the end of the quiz, your score will appear here. Note: this quiz is based on the original story. Some of the questions and answers may not be applicable to our simplified story.
Why did the old man wake up at four o'clock in the morning?
He had done this ever since he was young.
He was excited because it was Christmas Day.
He had to get up and help with the milking.
Why didn't the old man try going back to sleep?
Because he heard his father and mother talking.
Because he wanted to write a love letter to his wife.
Because he started thinking about the past.
How did the boy know that his father loved him?
Because he knew that his father needed him to help milk the cows.
Because his father was worried about him not getting enough sleep.
Because he heard his father telling his mother that he loved him.
What changed when the boy learned about his father love?
The boy's father let him sleep later every day.
The boy decided to try harder to help his father.
The boy got up early and worked with his eyes shut.
Why did the boy decide to do the milking early on that Christmas morning?
Because he was excited to open the presents under the Christmas tree.
Because he had woken up twenty times during the night and could not sleep.
Because he wanted to something special to surprise his father.
Why did the milking seem to go more easily than he had ever known it to go before?
Because he was thinking about the presents waiting under the Christmas tree.
Because he was doing something he wanted to do, not something that he had to do.
Because it was a holiday and he did not have to hurry to finish in time to go to school.
We are told that the boy's "dancing heart was ready to jump from his body" as he lay under the covers waiting for his father to find the full milk cans." What does this mean?
His heart was beating quickly from hurrying to get back into bed.
He was excited to see what his father would say.
He was scared that his father might be angry at him.
Why does the boy's father say: "It's the best Christmas gift I ever had"?
His father really liked the tie that the boy bought him for Christmas.
His father knew that the boy did the milking out of love.
His father was happy that the boy could now do the milking alone.
Why did the old man want to write a Christmas card to his wife?
Because it had been a long time since he had seen her.
Because he had not said how much he loved her for a long time.
To tell her how much he thought she had changed since they were young.
What is the main message of the story?
That Christmas is a wonderful time to give and receive presents.
That it is important to tell or show people how much you love them.
That farm work always has to be done, even on Christmas morning.