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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the final line of Uncle David's story about Crazy Alen?

2. What does Uncle David say happens to spit in the coldest part of winter?

3. Who steps into their special place while Wayne is talking to Eldon?

4. What is the purpose of soaking his helmet in a substance?

5. For what are the logs to be used?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were some of the jokes Crazy Alen would play on the other men in the camp?

2. What does David say about his life after Alida's death?

3. What does Uncle David say one particular woodcutter was able to do with a match?

4. How does the story of Alida begin and who is telling the story?

5. Describe the rest of the story after Father reveals that the woodcutter in the story is Uncle David?

6. What do Wayne and Eldon talk about in their special place in the granary? What happens when Uncle David overhears?

7. Why does Uncle David say he knows more about Crazy Alen's jokes than some of the other men in the logging camps?

8. What is the conversation in the winter room the night after Wayne calls Uncle David a liar?

9. What is Eldon's reaction to Uncle David's story?

10. What are the reactions of each of the family members when David finishes telling the story of Alida?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Eldon. What is his role in the story? What kind of boy is he?

Essay Topic 2

Describe what happens after Wayne and Eldon find the western novel. Why do you believe the boys are so caught up in the excitement of the book?

Essay Topic 3

Describe some of the work Eldon and the others do on the farm. Which of the jobs sounds most difficult? Which sounds most interesting? Why?

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