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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 the story Uncle David tells in the winter room that night?
(a) A new story neither boy has heard before.
(b) Only the story of Alida.
(c) The story of the woodcutter.
(d) He doesn't tell one.

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

3. How old does Uncle David say he was when he heard the story of Orud?
(a) Seven.
(b) Twenty.
(c) He doesn't say.
(d) Eighteen.

4. What is the foreman's reaction to the joke?
(a) He laughs.
(b) He leaves the camp.
(c) He fires Alen.
(d) He is angry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Orud?

2. What is Orud's helmet made of?

3. What does Uncle David say Alida's hair is like?

4. Where is Alida taking what she's carrying the first time David sees her?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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