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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 does Uncle David say the young woodcutter could do with a match?
(a) Cook an entire meal.
(b) Start a forest fire.
(c) Cut it in half so that both halves lit.
(d) Kill a turkey.

2. What does Uncle David do with the two split halves of the log?
(a) Takes them to the house for fire wood.
(b) Puts them in the barn for later use.
(c) Puts them back on the pile.
(d) Throws them in a ditch so no one can find them.

3. What are some of the troubles that strike the village after Orud's death?
(a) Their crops fail.
(b) The women are unable to have children.
(c) Poisonous snakes infest the region.
(d) Locusts arrive.

4. What do the men have to do in the coldest part of winter to keep their axes from breaking?
(a) Warm them before using them.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Pour water on them.
(d) Wear gloves.

5. How does the foreman get Alen out of the cabin?
(a) He takes a day to build up his strength.
(b) He builds a small wagon.
(c) He summons help.
(d) He uses an ax to widen the door.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Uncle David carrying when he returns from the granary?

2. How does Uncle David say Alen came from the old country?

3. How long does it take to get Alen's body back to the camp?

4. Who steps into their special place while Wayne is talking to Eldon?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Alen do after he's fired and why?

4. What does David say about the first time he sees Alida?

5. Describe how Uncle David changes as he's about to split the logs. What happens to him immediately after the feat?

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

8. Describe the argument that happens over Melena.

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

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

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