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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Hoovers supplemented their food supply with ______________.
(a) Fish.
(b) Edible plants.
(c) Trapping squirrels.
(d) Waterfowl.

2. What surprise did Helen get when she looked at her finances?
(a) They were deep in debt.
(b) Their expenses through the winter had used all their savings.
(c) There was a lot less than she expected.
(d) They had more left over than she expected.

3. What did the visitor want?
(a) Shelter
(b) To install a weather monitor.
(c) Information about Helen's colleagues.
(d) Directions.

4. Where did the domesticated animal sleep when it came indoors?
(a) In the begonia pot.
(b) Under the sink.
(c) Beneath the bed.
(d) In bed.

5. What did the temperature do when the wind changed in Chapter 6 "Time of Thawing"?
(a) Rose to zero.
(b) Fell to -45º.
(c) Rose to 45º.
(d) Fell to -30º.

6. What did Adrian build at the beginning of Chapter 5, "A Snow Scene"?
(a) An icehouse.
(b) A lean-to.
(c) A wood shed.
(d) A toboggan.

7. What does Helen say ended with this realization?
(a) Their hope of living in the woods.
(b) Their faith in nature.
(c) Their old life.
(d) Their commitment to a new world.

8. Helen was alarmed by _____________.
(a) Adrian's despair.
(b) Adrian's giddiness.
(c) Adrian's cuts and burns.
(d) Adrian's bumps and bruises.

9. What did Adrian do to accommodate the change in temperature?
(a) Cut more wood.
(b) Moved the meat next door.
(c) Added extra blankets to the bed at night.
(d) Started gathering bulbs and roots for cooking.

10. When was Adrian looking for his razor?
(a) Before making a mail run.
(b) Before going to bed.
(c) Before going to an interview.
(d) Before chopping wood.

11. What did Hilda offer to Hoover in Chapter 5, "Snow Scene"?
(a) Pigs.
(b) Chicks to raise.
(c) Venison.
(d) Rabbits.

12. What windfall did Helen and Adrian Hoover get at the beginning of spring?
(a) A bank error in their favor.
(b) Checks from relatives.
(c) A refund from the oil company.
(d) A refund on their taxes.

13. In the winter, what did Adrian make some money doing?
(a) Writing advertisements.
(b) Repairing cars.
(c) Woodworking.
(d) Delivering mail.

14. What did Helen and Adrian Hoover use Helen's check for when it came from the magazine?
(a) Winter preparations.
(b) Fixing the roof.
(c) Celebrating.
(d) Buying a motor for their boat.

15. What did Helen and Adrian Hoover do about the incident?
(a) Called the ambulance.
(b) Laughed.
(c) Phoned a contractor.
(d) Spent hours cleaning up.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Helen responding to with what she created?

2. What did the hunter animal eat when the Hoovers ran out of food for the animals?

3. What did Adrian unleash when he was working on the roof?

4. What craft did Helen work on in the evenings?

5. What name did Helen give this animal?

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