View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What improvement did Adrian make to the cabin?
(a) He installed a skylight.
(b) He replaced the roof.
(c) He wired electricity.
(d) He added plumbing.

3. How did the Hoovers put the fire out?
(a) With water.
(b) By choking the stove.
(c) With a fire extinguisher.
(d) With snow.

4. Who was Blondie?
(a) A doe.
(b) A weasel.
(c) A cat.
(d) A bird.

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

6. What caught fire in the cabin?
(a) The dining room table.
(b) The chimney.
(c) The stove.
(d) The window curtains.

7. What did the Hoovers leave out for the animal that scared off the squirrels?
(a) Dead mice.
(b) A bacon rind.
(c) Suet.
(d) Honey water.

8. What did Adrian create at the beginning of Chapter 8, "A Beginning"?
(a) A new icehouse.
(b) A chicken coop.
(c) A new notepaper design.
(d) A still.

9. How would you describe Helen and Adrian Hoover's state by the time the flames subsided?
(a) Chilled and wet.
(b) Desperate.
(c) Exhilarated.
(d) Invigorated and triumphant.

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

11. What building was on fire?
(a) The log cabin.
(b) The larger cabin.
(c) Adrian's workshop.
(d) The ice house.

12. What did Adrian discover after removing snow from the cabin roof?
(a) A family of squirrels had nested in the roof.
(b) The roof was rotten.
(c) Mice had used their socks for bedding
(d) Water was leaking into the cabin.

13. What became popular at the local gift shop?
(a) Helen's cross-stitching.
(b) Adrian's woodworking.
(c) Helen's crochet work.
(d) Adrian's notepaper.

14. What did Helen order with her mimeograph?
(a) Mailing lists.
(b) Pencils and ink.
(c) Envelopes for mass mailings.
(d) Paints and canvas.

15. What does Helen say began with this realization?
(a) A partnership with nature.
(b) A return to civilization.
(c) A return to sobriety.
(d) A new life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal let itself into the cabin and hissed at Helen?

2. Where did the Hoovers put the chicks when they outgrew the incubator?

3. What did Blondie find in Chapter 5, "Snow Scene"?

4. When was Adrian looking for his razor?

5. What animal came to the food Helen and Adrian Hoover left out?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 438 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample