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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 does Mother do in the evenings in the winter room?
(a) Just rocks.
(b) Knits socks and mittens.
(c) Reads.
(d) Makes quilts.

2. What does Eldon say Uncle David's hands are like?
(a) A child's.
(b) An old woman's.
(c) Sandpaper.
(d) Bone or wood.

3. What does he say her eyes are like?
(a) A lake.
(b) A meadow.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Ice.

4. What color are Alida's eyes?
(a) Brown.
(b) Blue.
(c) Hazel.
(d) Green.

5. What is the purpose of soaking his helmet in a substance?
(a) It is easier to put on.
(b) It is shiny.
(c) He is very strong.
(d) It turns red.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does the dishes?

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

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

5. How does the family dog spend most of its time?

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