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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Woodcutter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Eldon, what can be caught in the water trough where everyone washes up for dinner during thrashing time?
(a) Spiders.
(b) A cold.
(c) Tadpoles.
(d) Perch.

2. With what does Uncle David say the young woodcutter used to shave?
(a) An ax.
(b) A straight razor.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A small sawblade.

3. What is the name of the beautiful woman Orud and his men capture?
(a) Alida.
(b) Melena.
(c) Glenda.
(d) Venus.

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

5. What are some of the troubles that strike the village after Orud's death?
(a) Poisonous snakes infest the region.
(b) Locusts arrive.
(c) Their crops fail.
(d) The women are unable to have children.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the family sometimes not eat supper until after ten in the summer?

2. What does Uncle David say the young woodcutter could do with a match?

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

4. What does Mother use for a tablecloth when she takes Father's lunch to the field?

5. What is the first animal to be killed each fall?

(see the answer key)

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