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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Eldon say he doesn't work as hard as the others in the family?
(a) He's still too young.
(b) He was sick when he was younger.
(c) He has to spend a lot of time studying.
(d) He does work as hard as anyone.

2. What is on the cover of the Zane Grey western Eldon and Wayne find?
(a) An Indian boy riding a horse.
(b) A cowboy riding a horse and firing six-guns.
(c) A group of cowboys riding through a town.
(d) A cowboy riding behind a herd of cattle.

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

4. What is Eldon supposed to do while Wayne jumps from the hayloft onto the horse's back?
(a) Run away, yelling that the posse is coming.
(b) Take photos.
(c) Hold the horse.
(d) Run toward Wayne, yelling at him to stop.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Eldon and Wayne put their mittens to dry?

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

3. What does Uncle David say is the reason there's so much work in the summer?

4. What do people think when they see Alen's body on the way to town?

5. Why does the blacksmith have to sharpen the plows every summer?

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