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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Helen have to return to work?
(a) Whenever she feels like returning.
(b) Next summer.
(c) Next spring.
(d) Before winter.

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

3. What did the Hoovers plan to do during their vacation?
(a) Volunteer their time.
(b) Write memoirs.
(c) Look for property.
(d) Rest and relax.

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

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

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

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

8. How did the Hoovers feel when the delivery truck arrived?
(a) Kingly and expansive with so much space.
(b) Homesick.
(c) Disoriented seeing their things in the cabin.
(d) Short on space.

9. What did Adrian say he would use as a freezer?
(a) The larger cabin.
(b) The cellar.
(c) The barrel stove.
(d) The attic.

10. What did Jacques Plessis want from the Hoovers?
(a) Help getting his car out of a ditch.
(b) Money.
(c) Help making a phone call.
(d) Shelter.

11. What was Helen afraid of when she heard that George Wilson was suing her and Adrian?
(a) Having to travel to town for legal proceedings.
(b) Having to pay a lawyer.
(c) Losing their property.
(d) Having to appear in court.

12. What was Helen surprised by when she got to town?
(a) Everything was closed.
(b) The friendliness of strangers.
(c) Everyone already knew who she and Adrian were.
(d) The sights and sounds of civilization.

13. Where did the Hoovers dine after returning to the cabin?
(a) On the porch.
(b) In the basement.
(c) In the cabin.
(d) At the lake.

14. What did Adrian wheel into the icehouse?
(a) A power plant.
(b) Groceries.
(c) A deer he shot.
(d) Half a cow carcass for butchering.

15. How did Helen and Adrian Hoover get the oil to the house?
(a) Helen rolled the drum.
(b) The driver unloaded the drum at the house.
(c) The driver rolled the drum.
(d) Adrian rolled the drum.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the Hoovers do when the Larimers refused their request?

3. How much money did the Hoovers have, total, after the accident?

4. What accident did Helen and Adrian Hoover almost have on the way to get wood?

5. What was Helen impressed by after the accident?

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