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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 purpose of soaking his helmet in a substance?
(a) It is shiny.
(b) He is very strong.
(c) It is easier to put on.
(d) It turns red.

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

3. What is Alida carrying the first time David sees her?
(a) A pot of soup.
(b) A jar of milk wrapped in a sheet.
(c) A towel and loaves of bread.
(d) A gift.

4. What are the books Uncle David sometimes reads at the kitchen table at night?
(a) Western novels.
(b) No one knows.
(c) Old Farmer's Almanacs.
(d) A Bible and an encyclopedia.

5. Where is Uncle David when he encounters the man called Crazy Alen?
(a) Camp Coulter.
(b) A camp called Folter.
(c) Northern Utah.
(d) Fort Shelby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument does Harrin Olsen play at the beer hall?

2. Who oils the thrashing machine?

3. Who comes to help the family when it's haying time?

4. What does Father say that lets Eldon know it's fall?

5. How is Alida wearing her hair the first time Uncle David sees her?

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