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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why does Eldon say he doesn't think death is funny?
(a) He remembers his own illness.
(b) He's afraid of what will happen to him after he dies.
(c) He believes in hell.
(d) Uncle David is so old.

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

5. How does Uncle David end the story of the woodcutter?
(a) He says the man is still cutting wood today.
(b) He says it was just a story.
(c) He says the man froze to death.
(d) He says the man grew old.

6. What is the expression on Alen's face when he dies?
(a) He's peaceful.
(b) He's sad.
(c) He's smiling.
(d) He's frowning.

7. What is Mother's reaction to Uncle David's story about Alida?
(a) She smiles quietly.
(b) She leaves the room.
(c) She brings him a handkerchief.
(d) She cries.

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

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

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

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

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

13. Why does Eldon think he needs to stop David before he takes some action at the log pile?
(a) Eldon knows the logs are going to be used.
(b) Eldon fears David will be hurt.
(c) Eldon fears David won't be able to split a log.
(d) Eldon knows the logs belong to a neighbor.

14. 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 happy.
(d) They were relieved.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who do the people of the village blame for their troubles?

3. What seems to happen to Uncle David when he looks up toward the sun?

4. What does Uncle David do with the two split halves of the log?

5. According to Uncle David, what is the story of the woodcutter really about?

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