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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Crazy Alen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the men have to wear handkerchiefs over their noses during thrashing time?
(a) It is a tradition.
(b) They want to keep cool.
(c) They're playing a game.
(d) There is dust.

2. Who comes to help the family when it's haying time?
(a) Everyone from miles around.
(b) The Ransens.
(c) No one.
(d) The Smiths.

3. What does Father do in the evenings in the winter room?
(a) Sharpens tools.
(b) Carves.
(c) Reads.
(d) Fixes harnesses.

4. Why does Eldon, Father, and Wayne spend a day splitting and cutting firewood?
(a) They always cut firewood on Tuesdays.
(b) A tree fell in the pasture.
(c) A storm is coming.
(d) A neighbor needed help.

5. What does Mother use for a tablecloth when she takes Father's lunch to the field?
(a) A piece of checked material.
(b) A sheet.
(c) Sacks.
(d) An old quilt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Uncle David says summer is close to fall, and spring is close to summer. To what season is winter close?

2. What is the game the foreman sometimes plays with Alen?

3. According to Eldon, who can eat "like six young men"?

4. What does Alen do with the cabin door just before he dies?

5. Who built Alen's cabin?

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