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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) There is dust.
(b) They're playing a game.
(c) It is a tradition.
(d) They want to keep cool.

2. What kind of tool does Uncle David say Crazy Alen used to cut trees?
(a) An ax.
(b) A chain saw.
(c) A bucksaw.
(d) A crosscut saw.

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

4. How does the family dog spend most of its time?
(a) Sitting on the porch.
(b) Hunting.
(c) Guarding the cows.
(d) Chasing squirrels.

5. What is the reaction when Crazy Alen first starts playing jokes on the other men?
(a) The foreman threatens to fire him.
(b) The men try to come up with better jokes.
(c) The men laugh.
(d) The men are angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the foreman get Alen out of the cabin?

2. What is the joke Alen plays on the foreman?

3. Why does the family sometimes not eat supper until after ten in the summer?

4. What does Eldon say the buildings and machines look like after the first snow?

5. Who washes the cream separator?

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