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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 does Wayne ask when the story is finished?

2. What is Wayne's reaction when Father says that the young woodcutter is really Uncle David?

3. What does Wayne want to tell Eldon that morning in their special place?

4. What color is the hair of the woman Orud and his men capture?

5. What is Orud's helmet made of?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the challenge the foreman faces when he's trying to get Alen's body out of the cabin and to the camp?

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

5. Why does Uncle David say he knows more about Crazy Alen's jokes than some of the other men in the logging camps?

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

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

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

9. Describe the argument that happens over Melena.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Besides Eldon, who is the most important character of the story? Why is that character important?

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

Describe Eldon. What is his role in the story? What kind of boy is he?

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