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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Helen get more in tune with as she lost track of the months?
(a) The stars.
(b) Her past.
(c) Herself.
(d) The seasons.

2. What did the butcher throw in with their order?
(a) Hooves.
(b) Sausages.
(c) Suet.
(d) A roast.

3. What did the visitor want?
(a) To install a weather monitor.
(b) Shelter
(c) Information about Helen's colleagues.
(d) Directions.

4. What change in animal behavior did Helen notice in the beginning of Section II of Chapter 6, "Time of Thawing"?
(a) Dying insects.
(b) Hibernating mammals.
(c) Nesting birds.
(d) Departing migratory birds.

5. What did Helen make in an old-fashioned way?
(a) Taffy.
(b) Cookies.
(c) Stew.
(d) Bread.

6. Who was Blondie?
(a) A bird.
(b) A cat.
(c) A weasel.
(d) A doe.

7. What animal came to the food Helen and Adrian Hoover left out?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) An ermine.
(c) A weasel.
(d) A mink.

8. What improvement did Adrian make to the cabin?
(a) He installed a skylight.
(b) He wired electricity.
(c) He replaced the roof.
(d) He added plumbing.

9. The Hoovers supplemented their food supply with ______________.
(a) Trapping squirrels.
(b) Edible plants.
(c) Fish.
(d) Waterfowl.

10. Helen was alarmed by _____________.
(a) Adrian's cuts and burns.
(b) Adrian's giddiness.
(c) Adrian's despair.
(d) Adrian's bumps and bruises.

11. Why did the photographer show up at the cabin?
(a) To follow up on a magazine contract Helen signed.
(b) To take pictures of birds.
(c) To assess the value of the property.
(d) To photograph the damage to the roof.

12. What piece of equipment was Helen lacking for her project?
(a) Paper for cards.
(b) A mimeograph.
(c) Potatoes and ink.
(d) Heavy cream.

13. How did the change in temperature change Helen and Adrian Hoover's routine?
(a) They could not keep their meat outside any more.
(b) They could stop chopping wood.
(c) They had to stop using the toboggan.
(d) They could get to town more often.

14. What did Hilda offer to Hoover in Chapter 5, "Snow Scene"?
(a) Chicks to raise.
(b) Rabbits.
(c) Pigs.
(d) Venison.

15. What spot did Little Bear occupy?
(a) The larger cabin.
(b) A tree near the cabin.
(c) The ice house.
(d) A cave behind the cabin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Helen say ended with this realization?

2. Where did Helen and Adrian Hoover consider buying food?

3. What craft did Helen work on in the evenings?

4. In what mode is this book written?

5. How would you describe the quantity of Christmas cards the Hoovers received?

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