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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Wayne say Eldon can't tell Uncle David they saw him with the log?

2. What does Uncle David say happens to spit in the coldest part of winter?

3. What does Uncle David do after he puts the axes away but before he heads into the house?

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

5. Where is the woman held on the way home?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Describe the argument that happens over Melena.

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

10. What is the conversation in the winter room the night after Wayne calls Uncle David a liar?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the story Uncle David tells about Crazy Allen? What is Eldon's reaction to the story and why?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Wayne? Father? Mother? Uncle David? Nels? How is each related to Eldon? Which of these relationships is/are most important to the story?

Essay Topic 3

Why do you believe the author presented the story in first-person? Were there other alternatives? What major aspects of the story would have changed if the author had changed the perspective?

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