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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Hoovers do for evening entertainment?
(a) They would sing and play guitar.
(b) Adrian read to Helen.
(c) They would hike into the woods.
(d) They played charades.

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

3. What weather event became common through the summer?
(a) Thunderstorms.
(b) Hurricanes.
(c) Tornadoes.
(d) Extremely hot days.

4. How much did the Hoovers' food order weigh?
(a) Seventy pounds.
(b) A ton.
(c) A hundred pounds.
(d) Two hundred pounds.

5. What did the Hoovers' visitor complain about?
(a) Hunger.
(b) The black flies.
(c) Having a hectic day.
(d) Pain.

6. What piece of equipment did Helen decide would be too costly?
(a) A photo enlarger.
(b) A satellite phone.
(c) A new stove.
(d) A mimeoscope.

7. In what mode is this book written?
(a) Industrial.
(b) Jeremiad.
(c) Pastoral.
(d) Prophecy.

8. How did Helen and Adrian Hoover work together to fight the fire?
(a) Adrian pumped water from the lake while Helen sprayed the hose.
(b) Adrian sprayed with the extinguisher while Helen got the spare extinguisher from the other cabin.
(c) Helen filled the buckets while Adrian threw them on the fire.
(d) Helen directed while Adrian sprayed with the hose.

9. What did Helen's creation remind Adrian of?
(a) His grandmother's cooking.
(b) The feasts they had when Helen's parents were still alive.
(c) Holidays.
(d) His mother.

10. Adrian converted the ice house to ______________.
(a) A root cellar.
(b) A store house.
(c) A chicken coop for winter.
(d) A refrigerator.

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

12. What did the animal that scared off the squirrels ultimately leave with?
(a) A mouse.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A baby chickadee.
(d) Trash.

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

14. Where did the Hoovers put the chicks when they outgrew the incubator?
(a) The larger cabin.
(b) The chicken run.
(c) The log cabin.
(d) The yard.

15. What animal let itself into the cabin and hissed at Helen?
(a) A fisher.
(b) A wolverine.
(c) A weasel.
(d) A cat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What piece of equipment was Helen lacking for her project?

2. How much was Helen paid for her article?

3. What name did Helen give this animal?

4. What did the butcher throw in with their order?

5. What surprise did Helen get when she looked at her finances?

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