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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, The Unexpected....

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Helen doing when she heard the animal?
(a) Making coffee.
(b) Reading.
(c) Writing a letter.
(d) Trying to fix the trap door.

2. What did Helen nearly upset in the basement?
(a) A tin of matches.
(b) Jars of sulfuric acid.
(c) A prop for the floor above.
(d) A mouse's nest.

3. What was Helen's plan for making money?
(a) Selling her books.
(b) Selling their furniture.
(c) Cutting back all their expenses.
(d) Using windblown branches for heat.

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

5. What was Sven's recommendation after the storm?
(a) To move out.
(b) To move to another place.
(c) To get professional assistance.
(d) To give the place up.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hilda bring to Helen and Adrian Hoover when they moved?

2. How did Adrian expect to load the wood?

3. What had John Anderson done to the basement when Helen and Adrian Hoover were gone?

4. What created the jarring sensation Helen felt during the rainstorm?

5. What was Helen Hoover's job?

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