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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are some of the troubles that strike the village after Orud's death?
(a) Poisonous snakes infest the region.
(b) Locusts arrive.
(c) The women are unable to have children.
(d) Their crops fail.

2. What is Mother's reaction to the story of Orud?
(a) She cries.
(b) She shakes her head.
(c) She laughs.
(d) She says she doesn't believe it.

3. Who oils the thrashing machine?
(a) Uncle David.
(b) Old man Ransen.
(c) Nels.
(d) Wayne.

4. How old is Uncle David?
(a) Seventy-six.
(b) Eighty.
(c) No one knows.
(d) Sixty-seven.

5. How does Uncle David say Alen came from the old country?
(a) By wagon.
(b) By boat.
(c) By ferry.
(d) He walked.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does David say he put the handkerchief on his head when he and Alida were married?

2. How many people are in Eldon's family?

3. What does Eldon say makes the seagulls less pretty?

4. What is Mother's reaction to Uncle David's story about Alida?

5. Where do the pigs run when they escape from their pen?

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