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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, A Beginning.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position were the Hoovers in with regard to insurance after the accident?
(a) The other driver's insurance will cover repairs.
(b) They have to pay for repairs.
(c) They are covered.
(d) They are covered after paying a $500 deductible.

2. What had John Anderson done to the basement when Helen and Adrian Hoover were gone?
(a) Installed a drainage system.
(b) Filled it in with dirt.
(c) Poured concrete on the floor.
(d) Reinforced the walls.

3. How did Adrian's invention's trial run end?
(a) It needed small adjustments.
(b) It malfunctioned.
(c) It exploded.
(d) Fine.

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

5. What change in animal behavior did Helen notice in the beginning of Section II of Chapter 6, "Time of Thawing"?
(a) Dying insects.
(b) Nesting birds.
(c) Departing migratory birds.
(d) Hibernating mammals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Adrian's plan for making money?

2. What name did Helen give this animal?

3. How did the Hoovers try to conserve wood?

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

5. What did the Hoovers ask the Larimers?

(see the answer key)

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