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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Hoovers use after their air-tight stove nearly melted?
(a) Sterno.
(b) A log roller.
(c) Propane heaters.
(d) Electric heaters.

2. How long did Helen and Adrian Hoover take to decide to buy the cabin?
(a) A day.
(b) Six weeks.
(c) An hour.
(d) Three days.

3. What position was Helen in after the accident?
(a) In a ditch.
(b) Pressed against the windshield.
(c) Pinned to the dashboard.
(d) Curled up in the foot well.

4. What was Adrian Hoover's job?
(a) Publicity agent.
(b) Chemist.
(c) Optician.
(d) Art director.

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

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

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

8. What accident did Helen and Adrian Hoover almost have on the way to get wood?
(a) They nearly collided with a construction vehicle.
(b) They nearly drove off the road.
(c) They nearly lost the trailer.
(d) They nearly hit a deer.

9. Who was Jacques Plessis?
(a) A neighbor.
(b) A gypsy.
(c) A hunter.
(d) A trapper.

10. What did Adrian suggest they do until they could get an oil stove?
(a) Use wood.
(b) Move back to Chicago.
(c) Exercise to keep warm.
(d) Bundle up.

11. How long was Helen's initial leave for?
(a) Two years.
(b) Six months.
(c) A year.
(d) Two months.

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

13. What motivated Helen to suggest her plan?
(a) Chronic headaches.
(b) Reading about national parks.
(c) The promise of cheap land.
(d) The possibility of more responsibility and income.

14. What will the Hoovers be giving up when they move to the cabin?
(a) Their savings.
(b) Their contact with the world.
(c) Their income.
(d) Their families.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the Hoovers dine after returning to the cabin?

2. What was Helen impressed by after the accident?

3. What was the extent of the damage to the Hoovers' car?

4. Where would Helen and Adrian Hoover have to winter?

5. What did Jacques Plessis want from the Hoovers?

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