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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 Wayne say Eldon can't tell Uncle David they saw him with the log?
(a) Uncle David will be angry that they watched.
(b) It was only for Uncle David.
(c) Mother will be angry that they didn't stop him.
(d) Nels will be angry with Uncle David.

2. 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.

3. Why does David say he and Alida had to put off their planned trip to America?
(a) There were no ships sailing in those days.
(b) She was expecting a child.
(c) They couldn't save enough money.
(d) They were afraid to leave their families.

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

5. Who do the people of the village blame for their troubles?
(a) Orud.
(b) Melena.
(c) Venus.
(d) Neptune.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long do Eldon and Wayne watch Uncle David?

2. When another man also wants the woman as his wife, how is the argument settled?

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

4. Where is Uncle David when he encounters the man called Crazy Alen?

5. What do the people of the village believe happens to the boats that sail from their port?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Eldon's reaction to Uncle David's story?

3. Describe the argument that happens over Melena.

4. What does Alen do just before he dies? What is the weather like at the time?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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