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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time of day does Father leave for the fields?
(a) Just after it gets light.
(b) Around seven in the morning.
(c) Before it gets light.
(d) Around eight-thirty in the morning.

2. How long does it take to get Alen's body back to the camp?
(a) Almost a week.
(b) Two days and a night.
(c) Two and a half hours.
(d) Three days and three nights.

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

4. What is the game the foreman sometimes plays with Alen?
(a) Checkers.
(b) Rummy.
(c) Chess.
(d) Hide and seek.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument does Harrin Olsen play at the beer hall?

2. How does Eldon describe the sound he hears when Wayne hits the horse?

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

4. What is the book both Uncle David and Nels have by their beds?

5. What does Eldon say Uncle David's hands are like?

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