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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 Alen think about the fact that the men are calling him Crazy Alen?
2. Where is the woman held on the way home?
3. Why does David say he put the handkerchief on his head when he and Alida were married?
4. According to Uncle David, what was the reaction of the men once the cutting was finished?
5. Why does Mother take a breath when Uncle David finishes the story of Crazy Alen?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Alen do after he's fired and why?
2. What is the role of the boys who are too young to cut wood in Uncle David's story of the woodcutter?
3. What does Alen do just before he dies? What is the weather like at the time?
4. What is the joke that Crazy Alen plays on the foreman? Why does it get him fired?
5. What does Uncle David say about the number of men who were good cutters and their specific skills?
6. What are some of the chores Eldon does on the day Uncle David tells the story about the woodcutter?
7. What does Eldon say about the different ways he and Wayne view Uncle David's stories?
8. Describe how Uncle David changes as he's about to split the logs. What happens to him immediately after the feat?
9. What were some of the jokes Crazy Alen would play on the other men in the camp?
10. What does Uncle David say about the men who lived during the time of Orud?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe some of the work Eldon and the others do on the farm. Which of the jobs sounds most difficult? Which sounds most interesting? Why?
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
What are the activities that go on in the winter room? Why are these important to each of the characters and to the family as a whole?
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