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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Crazy Alen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Father say Jim and Stacker's legs are like when they're pulling up stumps?
(a) Tractors.
(b) Pistons.
(c) Trees.
(d) Saws.

2. Who made the rock fireplace at the lake?
(a) No one knows for sure.
(b) Indians.
(c) Father.
(d) Uncle David and Nels.

3. What kind of chairs do Uncle David and Nels have in the winter room?
(a) Straight back chairs.
(b) A couch.
(c) Recliners.
(d) Matching blue armchairs.

4. What causes Wayne's injury?
(a) Eldon shoved him into a wall.
(b) Eldon hit him with his fist.
(c) Father hit him to make them stop fighting.
(d) Eldon hit him with a board.

5. How long does it take to get Alen's body back to the camp?
(a) Three days and three nights.
(b) Two and a half hours.
(c) Two days and a night.
(d) Almost a week.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the reaction when Crazy Alen first starts playing jokes on the other men?

2. Why does Eldon, Father, and Wayne spend a day splitting and cutting firewood?

3. According to Eldon, what can be caught in the water trough where everyone washes up for dinner during thrashing time?

4. What does Uncle David sometimes do to earn extra money?

5. What does the snow on the elm limb look like?

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