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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 did the Hoovers realize as a result of the fire?
(a) They did not need electricity.
(b) They missed the city.
(c) They had lost everything.
(d) They could never go back to the city now.

2. What did John Anderson assure Helen and Adrian Hoover he would do?
(a) Put in a well.
(b) Repair the cabin.
(c) Purify their water supply.
(d) Divert the rainwater away from the house.

3. What did Helen do in spite of being alarmed?
(a) Went to bed.
(b) Went for a swim.
(c) Chased down stray sparks.
(d) Started clearing out the building.

4. What weather event became common through the summer?
(a) Thunderstorms.
(b) Extremely hot days.
(c) Tornadoes.
(d) Hurricanes.

5. What did Helen want to use what the butcher gave her to do?
(a) Attract a fox.
(b) Trap a badger.
(c) Domesticate a rabbit.
(d) Trap a mink.

Short Answer Questions

1. What secondary benefit did Adrian's building project have?

2. What did the Hoovers leave out for the animal that scared off the squirrels?

3. What did George Wilson tell Helen and Adrian Hoover about the lawsuit he filed?

4. What did the Hoovers ask the Larimers?

5. What change in animal behavior did Helen notice in the beginning of Section II of Chapter 6, "Time of Thawing"?

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