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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the reaction when Crazy Alen first starts playing jokes on the other men?
(a) The foreman threatens to fire him.
(b) The men are angry.
(c) The men laugh.
(d) The men try to come up with better jokes.

2. Why is the living room called the winter room?
(a) The family spends the winter there.
(b) It's used as a bedroom except in the winter.
(c) It's where the family eats in the winter.
(d) It's only warm in the winter.

3. What do Eldon and Wayne sleep on?
(a) Bunk beds.
(b) They share a full-sized bed.
(c) The couch.
(d) Pallets on the floor.

4. What is the second story Uncle David always tells in the winter room?
(a) Orud the Terrible.
(b) The second story is always different.
(c) Crazy Alen.
(d) The Woodcutter.

5. What is the first animal to be killed each fall?
(a) Chickens.
(b) A pig.
(c) Geese.
(d) A steer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Father usually eat before heading to the fields in the morning?

2. How many cleared acres are there on the family's farm?

3. What kind of shoes is Eldon wearing on the morning he slipped outside to watch Father leaving for the fields?

4. What is Eldon supposed to do while Wayne jumps from the hayloft onto the horse's back?

5. What are some of the troubles that strike the village after Orud's death?

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