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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, The Unexpected....

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were conditions like when Helen and Adrian Hoover returned to the cabin after the storm?
(a) Treacherous.
(b) Ordinary.
(c) Strained.
(d) Idyllic.

2. Helen said that she wanted to deal humanely with ______________.
(a) Her writing.
(b) The bedbugs.
(c) The mouse infestation.
(d) The neighbors.

3. What did Helen say she had always wanted to do?
(a) Have a baby.
(b) Write about nature.
(c) Move to the country.
(d) Live in a city.

4. What motivated Helen to suggest her plan?
(a) Reading about national parks.
(b) The possibility of more responsibility and income.
(c) Chronic headaches.
(d) The promise of cheap land.

5. Where did Helen and Adrian Hoover plan to get water when they could?
(a) From the nearby brook.
(b) From the lake.
(c) From the spring in their basement.
(d) From rainfall off the roof.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Helen and Adrian Hoover try to get rid of by opening the windows?

2. How did Helen and Adrian Hoover feel after trying to work in the same space?

3. What accident did Helen and Adrian Hoover almost have on the way to get wood?

4. Who were Sven and Hilda Peterson?

5. What animal did Helen have to drive out of the basement in Adrian's absence?

(see the answer key)

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