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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many of the other stories that Uncle David tells does Eldon say he remembers?
(a) Three.
(b) Eight.
(c) Dozens.
(d) All of them.

3. What is Alida carrying the first time David sees her?
(a) A pot of soup.
(b) A towel and loaves of bread.
(c) A gift.
(d) A jar of milk wrapped in a sheet.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Uncle David say the young woodcutter could do with a match?

2. How much wood does Uncle David say they cut?

3. How do the men get Alen's body from the camp to town?

4. How old does Uncle David say he is when he meets Crazy Alen?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Uncle David say he knows more about Crazy Alen's jokes than some of the other men in the logging camps?

2. What do Wayne and Eldon talk about in their special place in the granary? What happens when Uncle David overhears?

3. Why does Uncle David say it's so remarkable that some men stop to watch one particular cutter at work?

4. How does David say his life changes when he marries Alida?

5. What is the conversation in the winter room the night after Wayne calls Uncle David a liar?

6. What does Uncle David say about the amount of wood they cut and their attitudes about the cleared land?

7. Describe the rest of the story after Father reveals that the woodcutter in the story is Uncle David?

8. How do Orud and Melena die and what do people believe happened after that?

9. What is the role of the boys who are too young to cut wood in Uncle David's story of the woodcutter?

10. What does Eldon say about the different ways he and Wayne view Uncle David's stories?

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