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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Eldon say there is to do on the morning after the first snowfall?
(a) A million snow things.
(b) Cutting a Christmas tree.
(c) Shoveling a path to the barn.
(d) Moving all the cows inside.

2. What is Mother's reaction to Uncle David's story about Alida?
(a) She brings him a handkerchief.
(b) She cries.
(c) She smiles quietly.
(d) She leaves the room.

3. What is the final line of Uncle David's story about Crazy Alen?
(a) And everyone laughed.
(b) The end.
(c) And that is the story of Crazy Alen.
(d) And no one ever played a better joke.

4. How many of the other stories that Uncle David tells does Eldon say he remembers?
(a) All of them.
(b) Eight.
(c) Dozens.
(d) Three.

5. What does Father usually eat before heading to the fields in the morning?
(a) Cood food from the night before.
(b) Eggs and toast.
(c) He just has coffee and bread.
(d) Whatever Mother cooks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Eldon and Wayne do with the grain shovels the day after the first snowfall?

2. What does Uncle David say is the reason there's so much work in the summer?

3. Who turns the crank on the cream separator?

4. What is the name of the family's dog?

5. When another man also wants the woman as his wife, how is the argument settled?

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