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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When are Wayne and Eldon allowed to use the axes that were once used by Uncle David and Nels?
(a) Only for chopping large pieces of wood.
(b) Never.
(c) Only for chopping kindling.
(d) Only when their father was near.

2. What is Mother's reaction to Uncle David's story about Alida?
(a) She cries.
(b) She smiles quietly.
(c) She brings him a handkerchief.
(d) She leaves the room.

3. What does Eldon say all the stacks of hay look like in the field?
(a) Loaves of bread.
(b) Tiny houses.
(c) Trees.
(d) Mushrooms.

4. Why does Mother say she likes Jersey cows better than Holsteins?
(a) There's more cream in a Jersey's milk.
(b) There is less fat in a Jersey's milk.
(c) The Jerseys are gentler.
(d) The Jerseys give more milk.

5. What is on the cover of the Zane Grey western Eldon and Wayne find?
(a) An Indian boy riding a horse.
(b) A cowboy riding behind a herd of cattle.
(c) A group of cowboys riding through a town.
(d) A cowboy riding a horse and firing six-guns.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do people think when they see Alen's body on the way to town?

3. What do Wayne and Eldon spend their afternoon doing?

4. How many of the other stories that Uncle David tells does Eldon say he remembers?

5. What do Wayne and Eldon throw snowballs at when they make snow forts?

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