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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name carved into a log in the barn?
(a) David.
(b) Wayne.
(c) Karl.
(d) Nels.

2. What does the woman do to save herself from marrying Orud?
(a) Pleads with women of the village.
(b) Agrees to fight Orud.
(c) Agrees to marry another man.
(d) Jumps in the water.

3. How does Mother keep coffee hot when she takes it for Father's lunch?
(a) She builds a campfire near the field to warm it.
(b) She puts it in a thermos.
(c) She wraps a jar in sacking.
(d) She doesn't, he likes it cold.

4. What is upstairs in the barn?
(a) Saddles and farming equipment.
(b) The hayloft.
(c) Storage for grain.
(d) Nothing but dust.

5. What color is Eldon's house?
(a) Blue.
(b) Brown.
(c) White.
(d) Red.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men have to do in the coldest part of winter to keep their axes from breaking?

2. What time of day does Father leave for the fields?

3. Why do Wayne and Eldon jump on the stacks of hay after it's cut?

4. Where does Eldon and his family live?

5. How do the men get Alen's body from the camp to town?

(see the answer key)

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