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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 Eldon have for supper near the end of the chapter titled "Crazy Alen?"

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

3. Why does David say he and Alida had to put off their planned trip to America?

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

5. What does Alen think about the fact that the men are calling him Crazy Alen?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe the argument that happens over Melena.

6. What does David say about the first time he sees Alida?

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

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

9. What are some of the chores Eldon does on the day Uncle David tells the story about the woodcutter?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe what happens after Wayne and Eldon find the western novel. Why do you believe the boys are so caught up in the excitement of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Does Eldon's life seem difficult? Support your answer with examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

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

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