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

2. What instrument does Harrin Olsen play at the beer hall?
(a) A piano.
(b) A guitar.
(c) A trumpet.
(d) An accordian.

3. How does Mother keep coffee hot when she takes it for Father's lunch?
(a) She doesn't, he likes it cold.
(b) She builds a campfire near the field to warm it.
(c) She wraps a jar in sacking.
(d) She puts it in a thermos.

4. What does Uncle David say Alida's hair is like?
(a) A horse's mane.
(b) Midnight and good dreams.
(c) Cornsilk and sunlight.
(d) Sunset and roses.

5. Where does the family dog sleep as fall comes to an end?
(a) In Wayne's room.
(b) In the barn.
(c) Under the porch.
(d) In the kitchen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alida ask David the first time he sees her?

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

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

4. What was Mother saying as she rubbed Father's shoulders on the day Eldon sees them behind the barn?

5. Who oils the thrashing machine?

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