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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Alida and Orud the Terrible.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Uncle David doing the first time he sees Alida?
(a) Sharpening tools.
(b) Sitting on the porch.
(c) Plowing a field.
(d) Cutting a tree.

2. Why do Wayne and Eldon jump on the stacks of hay after it's cut?
(a) It's fun.
(b) To make sure water can't seep into it.
(c) To be sure there aren't any animals hiding in the stacks.
(d) To pack it down.

3. What does Eldon say there is to do on the morning after the first snowfall?
(a) A million snow things.
(b) Moving all the cows inside.
(c) Shoveling a path to the barn.
(d) Cutting a Christmas tree.

4. Where does the family dog sleep as fall comes to an end?
(a) In Wayne's room.
(b) Under the porch.
(c) In the kitchen.
(d) In the barn.

5. What do Eldon and Wayne do with the grain shovels the day after the first snowfall?
(a) Dig holes for storing potatoes.
(b) Shovel a path to the barn.
(c) Move grain for the cows.
(d) Slide down the hill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are some of the troubles that strike the village after Orud's death?

2. What is upstairs in the barn?

3. What was Mother saying as she rubbed Father's shoulders on the day Eldon sees them behind the barn?

4. What does Eldon say the buildings and machines look like after the first snow?

5. What does Wayne want to do when he grows up?

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