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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Alida and Orud the Terrible.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the beautiful woman Orud and his men capture?
(a) Melena.
(b) Venus.
(c) Glenda.
(d) Alida.

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

3. What is it about going to town that Eldon likes best?
(a) The candy.
(b) The time away from chores.
(c) The time with his dad.
(d) The chance to buy a new comic book.

4. Why does David say he put the handkerchief on his head when he and Alida were married?
(a) To keep the rice out of his hair.
(b) To indicate he'd be a good husband.
(c) To keep the sawdust out of his hair.
(d) To cover a bad haircut.

5. Why does the family butcher two geese every year?
(a) To save for Christmas dinner.
(b) To save for Thanksgiving dinner.
(c) To make new pillows.
(d) To restuff the feather mattresses.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the farm where the family lives?

2. What is the name of the lake where the family goes as fall is just starting?

3. Why do Mother and Father let Eldon and Wayne jump into the straw pile for hours at a time?

4. How many seagulls arrive each summer during plowing season?

5. What kind of shoes is Eldon wearing on the morning he slipped outside to watch Father leaving for the fields?

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