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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Eldon say gets the cream money and the egg money?
(a) Eldon and Wayne.
(b) Papa.
(c) Uncle David and Nels.
(d) Mama.

3. Why does the family sometimes not eat supper until after ten in the summer?
(a) It's too hot for Mother to cook until it's dark.
(b) The work takes so long.
(c) They're often at the lake until dark.
(d) No particular reason.

4. Why do the men have to wear handkerchiefs over their noses during thrashing time?
(a) They want to keep cool.
(b) They're playing a game.
(c) It is a tradition.
(d) There is dust.

5. Why does the blacksmith have to sharpen the plows every summer?
(a) The plows get dull from being used on frozen ground.
(b) The plows rust over the winter months.
(c) It's the only time Uncle David goes to town.
(d) The rocky land dulls the blades.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Alida taking what she's carrying the first time David sees her?

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

3. What does Eldon say the buildings and machines look like after the first snow?

4. What does Uncle David sometimes do to earn extra money?

5. What happens to Orud?

(see the answer key)

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