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

2. What kind of chairs do Uncle David and Nels have in the winter room?
(a) Recliners.
(b) Matching blue armchairs.
(c) A couch.
(d) Straight back chairs.

3. Who turns the crank on the cream separator?
(a) Papa.
(b) Mama.
(c) Wayne and Eldon.
(d) Uncle David and Nels.

4. How does the foreman get Alen out of the cabin?
(a) He uses an ax to widen the door.
(b) He takes a day to build up his strength.
(c) He summons help.
(d) He builds a small wagon.

5. How many seagulls arrive each summer during plowing season?
(a) Hundreds.
(b) About a dozen.
(c) Only a few.
(d) Maybe twenty or thirty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who made the rock fireplace at the lake?

2. Why does Father say he doesn't shoot the pig?

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

4. What was Wayne's injury from that fight in "Winter?"

5. What do the people of the village believe happens to the boats that sail from their port?

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