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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 the psychiatrist say isolation would do for Adrian?
(a) Give him courage to return to his work.
(b) Let him relax outside the city.
(c) Free him from pathogens.
(d) Let him sleep.

2. Helen said that she wanted to deal humanely with ______________.
(a) The mouse infestation.
(b) The bedbugs.
(c) Her writing.
(d) The neighbors.

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

4. What animal did Helen have to drive out of the basement in Adrian's absence?
(a) A raccoon.
(b) A possum.
(c) A bear.
(d) A rat.

5. Who was Carl Johnson?
(a) A local fisherman.
(b) A photographer.
(c) A forest ranger.
(d) The owner of the land Helen and Adrian Hoover wanted to buy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Hoovers ask the Larimers?

2. How long was Helen's initial leave for?

3. What were conditions like when Helen and Adrian Hoover returned to the cabin after the storm?

4. What motivated Helen to suggest her plan?

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

(see the answer key)

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