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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Three days and three nights.
(d) Almost a week.

2. What does Uncle David do with the two split halves of the log?
(a) Takes them to the house for fire wood.
(b) Puts them back on the pile.
(c) Throws them in a ditch so no one can find them.
(d) Puts them in the barn for later use.

3. What does Alen do with the cabin door just before he dies?
(a) Opens it.
(b) Blocks it with furniture.
(c) Burns it.
(d) Closes it.

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

5. Where is Alida taking what she's carrying the first time David sees her?
(a) To the woods.
(b) To a child having a birthday.
(c) To a woman who has just had a baby.
(d) To a sick neighbor.

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

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

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

9. What is the problem the foreman faces with getting Alen out of the cabin?
(a) Alen is huge and the foreman can't carry him.
(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) The foreman is weak from old age and can't carry Alen.

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

11. What kind of trouble does Mother say a neighbor is having?
(a) Their cow has gone dry.
(b) A sick baby in the family.
(c) They lost all their money in the stock market.
(d) Their barn burned.

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

13. When are Wayne and Eldon allowed to use the axes that were once used by Uncle David and Nels?
(a) Only when their father was near.
(b) Never.
(c) Only for chopping large pieces of wood.
(d) Only for chopping kindling.

14. What happens to Orud?
(a) He is killed by the woman.
(b) He jumps in the water and drowns.
(c) His men kill him.
(d) He falls on his sword trying to catch her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Eldon and Wayne have a fight a few days after Wayne is angry at Uncle David?

2. What is Mother's reaction to the story of Orud?

3. What is the story Uncle David tells in the winter room that night?

4. What does Wayne say when the axes meet in the middle of the log?

5. What does Wayne want to tell Eldon that morning in their special place?

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