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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 do in the evenings in the winter room?
(a) Reads.
(b) Carves.
(c) Sharpens tools.
(d) Fixes harnesses.

2. How old is the farm where the family lives?
(a) At least a hundred.
(b) The same age as Uncle David.
(c) No one knows.
(d) About twenty years.

3. What does Eldon ask when the story is finished?
(a) He doesn't ask any question.
(b) How Alen knew he was going to die.
(c) How they got Alen into a casket.
(d) Where the foreman is now.

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

5. Why does the blacksmith have to sharpen the plows every summer?
(a) The plows rust over the winter months.
(b) The plows get dull from being used on frozen ground.
(c) It's the only time Uncle David goes to town.
(d) The rocky land dulls the blades.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eldon say Uncle David's hands are like?

2. What is the expression on Alen's face when he dies?

3. Where is Uncle David when he encounters the man called Crazy Alen?

4. How old does Uncle David say he is when he meets Crazy Alen?

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

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