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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. When another man also wants the woman as his wife, how is the argument settled?
(a) Orud and the man draw straws.
(b) The woman chooses.
(c) The other men on the ship decide.
(d) Orud and the man fight.

2. What does the woman do to save herself from marrying Orud?
(a) Agrees to marry another man.
(b) Agrees to fight Orud.
(c) Jumps in the water.
(d) Pleads with women of the village.

3. Why is the corn cultivated several times while it's still young?
(a) So Father will have something to do.
(b) So the weeds don't get a start.
(c) To work the fertilizer deeper into the soil.
(d) To loosen the soil around the roots of the corn.

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

5. What do Uncle David and Nels do that makes Eldon think they don't like the killing either?
(a) They leave the barnyard until it's over.
(b) They start to cry.
(c) They say they don't like it.
(d) They stand with their hats in their hands.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much older is Wayne than Eldon?

2. What is upstairs in the barn?

3. How long does Mother stay at the quilting bee at the end of fall?

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

5. What do the people of the village believe happens to the boats that sail from their port?

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