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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 do Alen and the foreman drink when they are playing their game?

2. What is the joke Alen plays on the foreman?

3. What color is Alida's hair?

4. How much wood does Uncle David say they cut?

5. How old does Uncle David say he was when he heard the story of Orud?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Alen do after he's fired and why?

2. What does Eldon say about the different ways he and Wayne view Uncle David's stories?

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

4. What are Eldon and Wayne doing when the boys realize that Uncle David is about to use the two axes to try to split a log? What are their reactions when they realize what Uncle David is going to do?

5. What is the joke that Crazy Alen plays on the foreman? Why does it get him fired?

6. What does Eldon say about the other stories and what is the hint he gives about "almost ruining it all?"

7. Describe the argument that happens over Melena.

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

9. What does Alen do just before he dies? What is the weather like at the time?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the story Uncle David tells about Crazy Allen? What is Eldon's reaction to the story and why?

Essay Topic 2

What is the story Uncle David tells about the woodcutter? What is the story really about? What are some of the feats the woodcutter is capable of? Are they believable?

Essay Topic 3

Does Eldon's life seem difficult? Support your answer with examples from the book.

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