2. What does Wayne ask when the story is finished?
(a) How Alen knew he was going to die.
(b) How they got Alen into a casket.
(c) Where the foreman is now.
(d) He doesn't ask any question.

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

4. What is the problem the foreman faces with getting Alen out of the cabin?
(a) The foreman is weak from old age and can't carry Alen.
(b) The foreman is afraid to touch Alen but is reluctant to leave him.
(c) Alen is frozen and won't fit through the door.
(d) Alen is huge and the foreman can't carry him.

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

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

7. What is the reaction when Crazy Alen first starts playing jokes on the other men?
(a) The men are angry.
(b) The foreman threatens to fire him.
(c) The men try to come up with better jokes.
(d) The men laugh.

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

9. Why does David say he and Alida had to put off their planned trip to America?
(a) There were no ships sailing in those days.
(b) They were afraid to leave their families.
(c) She was expecting a child.
(d) They couldn't save enough money.

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

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

12. 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) Spits.
(d) Sits down.

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

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

15. What is the joke Alen plays on the foreman?
(a) Blocks the outhouse door with a tree.
(b) Sews the man's socks closed.
(c) Hides the man's boots.
(d) Sharpens his saw wrong.