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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the foreman get Alen out of the cabin?
(a) He summons help.
(b) He takes a day to build up his strength.
(c) He builds a small wagon.
(d) He uses an ax to widen the door.

2. Why does Eldon say he doesn't think death is funny?
(a) He remembers his own illness.
(b) He's afraid of what will happen to him after he dies.
(c) Uncle David is so old.
(d) He believes in hell.

3. Who was Uncle David married to?
(a) Jeanetta .
(b) Claudia.
(c) Annabelle.
(d) Alida.

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

5. What does Wayne want to do when he grows up?
(a) Be a professional writer.
(b) Play professional baseball.
(c) Be a farmer.
(d) Teach school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Eldon and Wayne sleep on?

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

3. According to Eldon, who can eat "like six young men"?

4. What is the F-12?

5. How does Eldon describe the sound he hears when Wayne hits the horse?

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