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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. Where would Helen and Adrian Hoover have to winter?
(a) In the log cabin.
(b) In the larger cabin.
(c) In Chicago.
(d) In the Larimers' cabin.

2. What did Helen feel about living in the cabin when Adrian went to get the mail at the end of Section 4 "...And its aftermath"?
(a) Dwarfed by the extent of the woods and the cold.
(b) Terrified of the winter.
(c) At home in the wilderness.
(d) Nostalgic for the city.

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

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

5. Adrian planned to buy wood from ____________.
(a) John Anderson.
(b) The Larimers.
(c) Sven.
(d) Workers who had been widening the road.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Hoovers' visitor complain about?

2. What did George Wilson tell Helen and Adrian Hoover about the lawsuit he filed?

3. What did George Wilson ultimately want from the Hoovers?

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

5. What month was it when Helen and Adrian Hoover discovered this news about the retirement check?

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