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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, A Beginning.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was it about Helen's retirement check that had Helen and Adrian Hoover nervous?
(a) The check will be delayed.
(b) The check was less than they expected.
(c) The money was already spent when it came.
(d) The check isn't coming.

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

4. What trait of Jacques Plessis inspired Helen?
(a) His tenacity.
(b) His intelligence.
(c) His tenderness.
(d) His honesty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What windfall did Helen and Adrian Hoover get at the beginning of spring?

2. What did the Hoovers leave out for the animal that scared off the squirrels?

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

4. Who was George Wilson?

5. What occasionally required them to double their fire-fighting efforts?

(see the answer key)

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