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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who expressed skepticism that Helen's plan would benefit Adrian?
(a) Helen.
(b) Adrian.
(c) The psychiatrist.
(d) Helen's boss.

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

3. Who was with the driver of the other car?
(a) The man's daughter.
(b) The man's mother.
(c) The man's dog.
(d) The man's spouse.

4. What was the weather on Thanksgiving?
(a) Rain.
(b) Sunshine.
(c) Sleet.
(d) Snow.

5. What month was it when Helen and Adrian Hoover discovered this news about the retirement check?
(a) October.
(b) November.
(c) September.
(d) December.

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

7. How did Adrian expect to load the wood?
(a) By himself.
(b) With John Anderson's help.
(c) With Sven's help.
(d) With Helen's help.

8. What animal did Helen have to drive out of the basement in Adrian's absence?
(a) A rat.
(b) A raccoon.
(c) A possum.
(d) A bear.

9. 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.

10. How did Helen and Adrian Hoover nearly asphyxiate themselves in the cabin?
(a) The barrel-furnace burned out and spewed fumes.
(b) The pilot light on the stove went out and the cabin filled with propane.
(c) The chimney clogs and the cabin filled with smoke.
(d) The mildew in the cabin was so bad they could hardly breathe.

11. Whom did the Hoovers get a nasty letter from at the end of Section 2 of Chapter 4 "...And its aftermath"?
(a) The people who sold them the cabin.
(b) The man Adrian was supposed to see about a job.
(c) Helen's former employer.
(d) Adrian's family.

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

13. What was Helen's plan for making money?
(a) Cutting back all their expenses.
(b) Selling their furniture.
(c) Using windblown branches for heat.
(d) Selling her books.

14. What are Helen and Adrian Hoover surprised by when the moving truck arrives?
(a) How quickly everything was put away.
(b) The amount of furniture they have.
(c) How unnecessary their things are here.
(d) The cost.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Adrian Hoover's job?

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

3. What did the psychiatrist say isolation would do for Adrian?

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

5. What was Helen and Adrian Hoover's response to George Wilson's suit?

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