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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did George Wilson tell Helen and Adrian Hoover about the lawsuit he filed?
(a) He didn't know anything about it.
(b) He thought it was the only way to get money for repairs.
(c) He thought he might get away with something.
(d) He thought he could get some money out of the insurance companies.

2. What did Hilda bring to Helen and Adrian Hoover when they moved?
(a) A begonia.
(b) Their mail.
(c) A stew.
(d) A wood stove.

3. What did the Hoovers do when the Larimers refused their request?
(a) Relocated.
(b) Bought their property.
(c) Did the work themselves.
(d) Built another cabin.

4. What was Sven's recommendation after the storm?
(a) To move to another place.
(b) To move out.
(c) To give the place up.
(d) To get professional assistance.

5. What was Helen impressed by after the accident?
(a) How angry the other driver got.
(b) How much damage resulted from the crash.
(c) How little damage there was.
(d) How the locals rallied around her and Adrian.

6. Adrian planned to buy wood from ____________.
(a) Workers who had been widening the road.
(b) Sven.
(c) John Anderson.
(d) The Larimers.

7. What did Helen do with the money that came through?
(a) Bought groceries.
(b) Paid off the movers.
(c) Bought clothing.
(d) Bought the Larimers' place.

8. What did the Hoovers ask the Larimers?
(a) To celebrate their housewarming.
(b) To rent their cabin.
(c) To do some work on their cabin.
(d) To help them with their housework.

9. What was Helen Hoover's job?
(a) Photographer.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Banker.
(d) Metallurgy researcher.

10. What did Helen and Adrian Hoover use to cool down their stove when it was overheating?
(a) A fire extinguisher.
(b) Blankets.
(c) Snow.
(d) Water.

11. What was Adrian's diagnosis?
(a) Bruised knees.
(b) Detached ribs.
(c) Punctured lung.
(d) Bruised heart.

12. What physical state was Jacques Plessis in when he found the Hoovers' cabin?
(a) Delirious.
(b) Half-starved.
(c) Exhausted.
(d) Frostbitten.

13. What was it about Helen's retirement check that had Helen and Adrian Hoover nervous?
(a) The check will be delayed.
(b) The money was already spent when it came.
(c) The check was less than they expected.
(d) The check isn't coming.

14. What was the extent of the damage to the Hoovers' car?
(a) The damage was merely cosmetic.
(b) The car was not driveable.
(c) Repairs would cost more than the car was worth.
(d) There was no damage to the car.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Helen and Adrian Hoover surprised by when the moving truck arrives?

2. What position were the Hoovers in with regard to insurance after the accident?

3. How did Helen and Adrian Hoover nearly asphyxiate themselves in the cabin?

4. How did Helen and Adrian Hoover feel after trying to work in the same space?

5. What did Adrian tell Helen about the large cabin when they were trying to conserve wood?

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