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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Decision.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Adrian wheel into the icehouse?
(a) A power plant.
(b) Half a cow carcass for butchering.
(c) Groceries.
(d) A deer he shot.

2. How did Helen and Adrian Hoover feel after trying to work in the same space?
(a) Frustrated.
(b) Ecstatic.
(c) Resentful.
(d) Harmonious.

3. Who gave the Hoovers the lead they followed?
(a) The U.S. Forest Service.
(b) A relative.
(c) A colleague of Adrian's.
(d) A friend.

4. What did John Anderson assure Helen and Adrian Hoover he would do?
(a) Repair the cabin.
(b) Put in a well.
(c) Divert the rainwater away from the house.
(d) Purify their water supply.

5. What were conditions like when Helen and Adrian Hoover returned to the cabin after the storm?
(a) Treacherous.
(b) Strained.
(c) Idyllic.
(d) Ordinary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the guest cabin Helen and Adrian Hoover stayed at?

2. What animal did Helen have to drive out of the basement in Adrian's absence?

3. When did Helen have to return to work?

4. What did the psychiatrist say isolation would do for Adrian?

5. Who expressed skepticism that Helen's plan would benefit Adrian?

(see the answer key)

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