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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. How is Alida wearing her hair the first time Uncle David sees her?
2. What do Eldon and Wayne look through to see Uncle David by the pile of logs out back?
3. For what does Uncle David say the rivers were used?
4. How old does Uncle David say he was when he heard the story of Orud?
5. What color is Alida's hair?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Eldon say about the other stories and what is the hint he gives about "almost ruining it all?"
2. Describe how Uncle David changes as he's about to split the logs. What happens to him immediately after the feat?
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. What is the conversation in the winter room the night after Wayne calls Uncle David a liar?
5. What kind of jokes does Alen play on the foreman?
6. What is Eldon's reaction to Uncle David's story?
7. What does David say about his life after Alida's death?
8. What are Eldon and Wayne doing when the boys realize that Uncle David is about to use the two axes to try to split a log? What are their reactions when they realize what Uncle David is going to do?
9. What does Alen do just before he dies? What is the weather like at the time?
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
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 story Uncle David tells about the woodcutter? What is the story really about? What are some of the feats the woodcutter is capable of? Are they believable?
Essay Topic 3
Eldon says that he hate the idea of all the killing that goes on in fall but he can't keep from watching. Wayne says that's "two-faced." Do you believe Wayne is correct? Why or why not? Why does Eldon watch?
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