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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. What is the story Uncle David tells in the winter room that night?

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

3. What happens to Orud?

4. Who do the people of the village blame for their troubles?

5. What is the game the foreman sometimes plays with Alen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Uncle David say about the men who lived during the time of Orud?

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

3. Why does Uncle David say it's so remarkable that some men stop to watch one particular cutter at work?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the first story Uncle David tells each winter? Why is that story important to him? What are the reactions of each of the other family members to the story?

Essay Topic 2

What is the most important theme of this story? Why? Give at least two examples of that theme seen in this story.

Essay Topic 3

Who helps Eldon's family when it's time for haying and threshing? Describes the days when the two families come together. Why are these important?

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