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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 were conditions like when Helen and Adrian Hoover returned to the cabin after the storm?
(a) Ordinary.
(b) Strained.
(c) Idyllic.
(d) Treacherous.

2. How did the change in temperature change Helen and Adrian Hoover's routine?
(a) They could get to town more often.
(b) They had to stop using the toboggan.
(c) They could stop chopping wood.
(d) They could not keep their meat outside any more.

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

4. What building was on fire?
(a) The ice house.
(b) Adrian's workshop.
(c) The log cabin.
(d) The larger cabin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What physical state was Jacques Plessis in when he found the Hoovers' cabin?

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

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

4. What animal started to hunt for the animal Helen domesticated?

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

(see the answer key)

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