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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who do the people of the village blame for their troubles?
(a) Melena.
(b) Orud.
(c) Venus.
(d) Neptune.
2. What kind of trouble does Mother say a neighbor is having?
(a) They lost all their money in the stock market.
(b) Their cow has gone dry.
(c) Their barn burned.
(d) A sick baby in the family.
3. How old does Uncle David say he was when he heard the story of Orud?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) He doesn't say.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Seven.
4. According to Uncle David, what is the story of the woodcutter really about?
(a) The differences between then and today.
(b) The cutting of a huge forest.
(c) The method of replanting trees.
(d) A young man.
5. What do people think when they see Alen's body on the way to town?
(a) He's waving at them.
(b) He fell and started rolling.
(c) The foreman killed him.
(d) He's dead.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who built Alen's cabin?
2. How long does it take to get Alen's body back to the camp?
3. What is Wayne's reaction when Father says that the young woodcutter is really Uncle David?
4. What is Uncle David carrying when he returns from the granary?
5. What is the purpose of soaking his helmet in a substance?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe what happens to the village after the deaths of Melena and Orud and what the people of the village believe has caused it.
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 joke that Crazy Alen plays on the foreman? Why does it get him fired?
4. How does the story of Alida begin and who is telling the story?
5. How does David say his life changes when he marries Alida?
6. What does Eldon say about the other stories and what is the hint he gives about "almost ruining it all?"
7. What are some of the chores Eldon does on the day Uncle David tells the story about the woodcutter?
8. What is the role of the boys who are too young to cut wood in Uncle David's story of the woodcutter?
9. What is the conversation in the winter room the night after Wayne calls Uncle David a liar?
10. What are the reactions of each of the family members when David finishes telling the story of Alida?
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