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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Time of Thawing.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Adrian suggest they do until they could get an oil stove?
(a) Exercise to keep warm.
(b) Bundle up.
(c) Use wood.
(d) Move back to Chicago.

2. What did Helen watch after the wood loading was finished?
(a) Deer.
(b) A bear.
(c) Butterflies.
(d) Squirrels.

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

4. What change in animal behavior did Helen notice in the beginning of Section II of Chapter 6, "Time of Thawing"?
(a) Hibernating mammals.
(b) Departing migratory birds.
(c) Nesting birds.
(d) Dying insects.

5. Who was Jacques Plessis?
(a) A neighbor.
(b) A trapper.
(c) A gypsy.
(d) A hunter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Adrian do to accommodate the change in temperature?

2. What did the Hoovers use after their air-tight stove nearly melted?

3. What did the visitor want?

4. What had Jacques Plessis not been able to find?

5. Where would Helen and Adrian Hoover have to winter?

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