Teenage Farm Memory Quiz

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What did the protagonist realise about his family when the chickens died?

They had all known the chickens would die before he did (correct)
They had all forgotten about the chickens
They had all been disappointed in his farming skills
They had all been helping him with the chickens

What did the protagonist's sister do to help him with the chickens?

She built them a special pen
She fed them
She told him they had all died
She reminded him of the chickens (correct)

What did the protagonist learn from his experience with the chickens?

You can only ever tell your own story (correct)
You can never make a farmer
Everyone is separate
His family remembered the chickens

Study Notes

One of my most potent teenage memories is of taking charge of some sick chickens on our family farm.
I built them a special pen, and spent my spare time feeding them.
When I told my dad they had all died, I realised he had known this would happen, and that he would not have let my brother, a trainee farmer, persist in such a sentimental illusion.
In short, it meant that everyone had realised before I did that I'd never make a farmer.
Did my brother, father or mother remember the chickens as a major turning- point, too? No: they did not remember them at all.
The only person who did was my sister. She had helped me with them herself — only for me, in my self-absorption, to subsequently forget about her.
I soon realised how separate we all are, and that you can only ever tell your own story.

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Test your memory of the teenage farm experience involving taking care of sick chickens and realizing personal limitations. Explore the themes of family, self-awareness, and individual storytelling.