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

2. What collapsed under the snow in Chapter 5, "Snow Scene"?
(a) The larger cabin roof.
(b) A neighbor's roof.
(c) The icehouse roof.
(d) A cedar.

3. What was Helen and Adrian Hoover's response to George Wilson's suit?
(a) They ignored his suit.
(b) They threatened George Wilson with a countersuit.
(c) They settled.
(d) They filed a countersuit.

4. How did Helen suggest they could make a living?
(a) Advertising.
(b) Writing for magazines.
(c) Farming.
(d) Real estate scams.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Helen and Adrian Hoover take to decide to buy the cabin?

2. What did the Hoovers do for evening entertainment?

3. What was the driver of the other car afraid of?

4. Who was Blondie?

5. What trait of Jacques Plessis inspired Helen?

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