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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Uncle David say the young woodcutter could do with a match?
(a) Cut it in half so that both halves lit.
(b) Kill a turkey.
(c) Cook an entire meal.
(d) Start a forest fire.

2. How long does it take to get Alen's body back to the camp?
(a) Two and a half hours.
(b) Two days and a night.
(c) Almost a week.
(d) Three days and three nights.

3. What does Eldon have for supper near the end of the chapter titled "Crazy Alen?"
(a) Roast beef sandwich.
(b) Mashed potatoes and gravy.
(c) Soup and bread.
(d) Beans, turnips, and turkey.

4. What is the foreman's reaction to the joke?
(a) He leaves the camp.
(b) He laughs.
(c) He fires Alen.
(d) He is angry.

5. What does Uncle David do after he puts the axes away but before he heads into the house?
(a) Cries.
(b) Touches the log.
(c) Sits down.
(d) Spits.

6. How does the woman escape from where she's being held?
(a) She uses magic.
(b) Another man helps her escape.
(c) She climbs through a window.
(d) She slips through the bars.

7. How long do Eldon and Wayne watch Uncle David?
(a) Until he's gone inside.
(b) For about twenty minutes.
(c) Until he sits down on the porch.
(d) Until he rounds the corner of the barn.

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

9. What do Eldon and Wayne look through to see Uncle David by the pile of logs out back?
(a) Through a gap in the logs of the barn.
(b) Through the screen door.
(c) Through their bedroom window.
(d) Through the door of the hayloft.

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

11. How do the men get Alen's body from the camp to town?
(a) In a wagon.
(b) They roll him.
(c) In a sleigh.
(d) In a casket.

12. What is the first story Uncle David tells that night?
(a) The story of Alida.
(b) The story of a terrible Viking.
(c) The story of a woodcutter.
(d) The story of an ugly man who loved a girl.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the injury Eldon receives in the fight?

2. What is Mother's reaction to Uncle David's story about Alida?

3. What does Uncle David say Alida's hair is like?

4. With what does Uncle David say the young woodcutter used to shave?

5. What do people think when they see Alen's body on the way to town?

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