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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What seems to happen to Uncle David when he looks up toward the sun?
(a) He seems ready to die.
(b) He seems to age.
(c) He seems to get younger.
(d) He seems to find some inner peace.

4. 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 gift.
(d) A towel and loaves of bread.

5. How does Uncle David say Alen came from the old country?
(a) By wagon.
(b) He walked.
(c) By boat.
(d) By ferry.

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

7. What does he say her eyes are like?
(a) A lake.
(b) Ice.
(c) Midnight.
(d) A meadow.

8. What does Uncle David say Alida's hair is like?
(a) A horse's mane.
(b) Cornsilk and sunlight.
(c) Sunset and roses.
(d) Midnight and good dreams.

9. What does Alen think about the fact that the men are calling him Crazy Alen?
(a) He's angry.
(b) He thinks it's funny.
(c) He doesn't care.
(d) He tries to get even.

10. When another man also wants the woman as his wife, how is the argument settled?
(a) The woman chooses.
(b) The other men on the ship decide.
(c) Orud and the man draw straws.
(d) Orud and the man fight.

11. Why does Eldon, Father, and Wayne spend a day splitting and cutting firewood?
(a) A storm is coming.
(b) A tree fell in the pasture.
(c) A neighbor needed help.
(d) They always cut firewood on Tuesdays.

12. What does the woman do to save herself from marrying Orud?
(a) Jumps in the water.
(b) Agrees to fight Orud.
(c) Agrees to marry another man.
(d) Pleads with women of the village.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the game the foreman sometimes plays with Alen?

2. Why does Eldon think he needs to stop David before he takes some action at the log pile?

3. What is the foreman's reaction to the joke?

4. What is Orud's helmet made of?

5. What does Uncle David sometimes do to earn extra money?

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