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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. How long did Helen and Adrian Hoover take to decide to buy the cabin?
(a) Three days.
(b) An hour.
(c) A day.
(d) Six weeks.

2. How did Helen and Adrian Hoover nearly asphyxiate themselves in the cabin?
(a) The mildew in the cabin was so bad they could hardly breathe.
(b) The barrel-furnace burned out and spewed fumes.
(c) The chimney clogs and the cabin filled with smoke.
(d) The pilot light on the stove went out and the cabin filled with propane.

3. What will the Hoovers be giving up when they move to the cabin?
(a) Their savings.
(b) Their income.
(c) Their families.
(d) Their contact with the world.

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

5. Helen's boss send her to speak to ______________.
(a) A real estate broker.
(b) A home health aide company.
(c) A friend of his.
(d) A psychiatrist.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Helen have to return to work?

2. What did Helen say she had always wanted to do?

3. What did the Hoovers do when the Larimers refused their request?

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

5. What was Helen Hoover's job?

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