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

2. For what are the logs to be used?
(a) They'll be used to build a new barn.
(b) They'll be used for fencing.
(c) They'll be used for firewood.
(d) They'll be sold for extra money.

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

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

5. What is the injury Eldon receives in the fight?
(a) A cut lip.
(b) A bloody nose.
(c) A black eye.
(d) A swollen ear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are Alida's eyes?

2. What is Wayne's reaction when Father says that the young woodcutter is really Uncle David?

3. What kind of tool does Uncle David say Crazy Alen used to cut trees?

4. Why does David say he and Alida had to put off their planned trip to America?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the joke that Crazy Alen plays on the foreman? Why does it get him fired?

3. What are the reactions of each of the family members when David finishes telling the story of Alida?

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

5. What kind of jokes does Alen play on the foreman?

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

7. What are some of the chores Eldon does on the day Uncle David tells the story about the woodcutter?

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

9. What are Eldon and Wayne doing when the boys realize that Uncle David is about to use the two axes to try to split a log? What are their reactions when they realize what Uncle David is going to do?

10. Describe what happens to the village after the deaths of Melena and Orud and what the people of the village believe has caused it.

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