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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 David say he put the handkerchief on his head when he and Alida were married?
(a) To keep the sawdust out of his hair.
(b) To indicate he'd be a good husband.
(c) To cover a bad haircut.
(d) To keep the rice out of his hair.

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

3. What is the reaction when Crazy Alen first starts playing jokes on the other men?
(a) The men try to come up with better jokes.
(b) The foreman threatens to fire him.
(c) The men laugh.
(d) The men are angry.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Orud's helmet made of?

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

3. What happens to Orud?

4. How does Wayne stop Eldon from leaving the barn?

5. What is the injury Eldon receives in the fight?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Uncle David say one particular woodcutter was able to do with a match?

3. What were some of the jokes Crazy Alen would play on the other men in the camp?

4. What is the challenge the foreman faces when he's trying to get Alen's body out of the cabin and to the camp?

5. 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?

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

7. What does David say about his life after Alida's death?

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

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

10. What does Eldon say about the other stories and what is the hint he gives about "almost ruining it all?"

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