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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who steps into their special place while Wayne is talking to Eldon?
(a) Father.
(b) Uncle David.
(c) Nels.
(d) Mother.

2. What does Wayne say when the axes meet in the middle of the log?
(a) Oh.
(b) I can't believe it.
(c) Wow.
(d) Neat.

3. What is Orud's helmet made of?
(a) Copper.
(b) Brass.
(c) Steel.
(d) Silver.

4. Why does Mother take a breath when Uncle David finishes the story of Crazy Alen?
(a) She'd been lulled to sleep by the story.
(b) She's been holding her breath.
(c) She's trying not to cry.
(d) She has a cold.

5. How many of the other stories that Uncle David tells does Eldon say he remembers?
(a) Three.
(b) Dozens.
(c) All of them.
(d) Eight.

6. Where is the woman held on the way home?
(a) In a rough cage on the deck.
(b) On the bow of the boat.
(c) In the captain's room.
(d) In the interior of the boat.

7. How is Alida wearing her hair the first time Uncle David sees her?
(a) In a pony tail.
(b) In a braid.
(c) In a bun.
(d) Straight down her back.

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

9. How old does Uncle David say he is when he meets Crazy Alen?
(a) Eight.
(b) Thirty-four.
(c) He doesn't say.
(d) Twenty.

10. What is Uncle David doing the first time he sees Alida?
(a) Plowing a field.
(b) Cutting a tree.
(c) Sharpening tools.
(d) Sitting on the porch.

11. Orud's helmet is soaked in ______________.
(a) Water.
(b) Salt.
(c) Melted copper.
(d) Oil.

12. What is the final line of Uncle David's story about Crazy Alen?
(a) And that is the story of Crazy Alen.
(b) And everyone laughed.
(c) The end.
(d) And no one ever played a better joke.

13. What is the story Uncle David tells in the winter room that night?
(a) He doesn't tell one.
(b) A new story neither boy has heard before.
(c) Only the story of Alida.
(d) The story of the woodcutter.

14. According to Uncle David, what was the reaction of the men once the cutting was finished?
(a) They were happy.
(b) They were relieved.
(c) They were tired.
(d) They were sad.

15. Why does Eldon think he needs to stop David before he takes some action at the log pile?
(a) Eldon fears David will be hurt.
(b) Eldon fears David won't be able to split a log.
(c) Eldon knows the logs belong to a neighbor.
(d) Eldon knows the logs are going to be used.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alen do with the cabin door just before he dies?

2. What is the purpose of soaking his helmet in a substance?

3. How do the men get Alen's body from the camp to town?

4. What does Alen think about the fact that the men are calling him Crazy Alen?

5. What does Uncle David do after he puts the axes away but before he heads into the house?

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