3. What does Alida ask David the first time he sees her?
(a) Where he's from.
(b) His dog's name.
(c) His name.
(d) How he's doing.

4. What does Uncle David say happens to spit in the coldest part of winter?
(a) He hisses when it hits the snow.
(b) It freezes in midair.
(c) It bounces.
(d) No one knows.

5. For what does Uncle David say the rivers were used?
(a) A place to trap.
(b) Water supply for fighting fires.
(c) Ice roads.
(d) Water for the animals that.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the final line of Uncle David's story about Crazy Alen?

2. What does Wayne say when the axes meet in the middle of the log?

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

4. Orud's helmet is soaked in ______________.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the story of Alida begin and who is telling the story?

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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 Uncle David say about the number of men who were good cutters and their specific skills?

(see the answer keys)

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