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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Mother's reaction to the story of Orud?
(a) She laughs.
(b) She cries.
(c) She shakes her head.
(d) She says she doesn't believe it.

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

4. What color is the hair of the woman Orud and his men capture?
(a) Black.
(b) Brown.
(c) Red-gold.
(d) Yellow.

5. How old does Uncle David say he was when he heard the story of Orud?
(a) Seven.
(b) He doesn't say.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Eighteen.

6. 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) Only for chopping kindling.
(c) Only for chopping large pieces of wood.
(d) Never.

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

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

9. What do the people of the village believe happens to the boats that sail from their port?
(a) Natives from other countries sink them
(b) Neptune causes storms to sink them.
(c) Melena spreads her hair to catch the boats and sink them.
(d) Orud sinks them in revenge for his death..

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

11. With what does Uncle David say the young woodcutter used to shave?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A straight razor.
(c) An ax.
(d) A small sawblade.

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

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

14. What is the second story Uncle David always tells in the winter room?
(a) The Woodcutter.
(b) The second story is always different.
(c) Orud the Terrible.
(d) Crazy Alen.

15. What do people think when they see Alen's body on the way to town?
(a) The foreman killed him.
(b) He's dead.
(c) He fell and started rolling.
(d) He's waving at them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Alen and the foreman drink when they are playing their game?

2. What does Eldon say he has to do after Uncle David splits the log?

3. How does Uncle David end the story of the woodcutter?

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

5. What color are Alida's eyes?

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