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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Adrian unleash when he was working on the roof?
(a) A flock of birds.
(b) A flood of profanities.
(c) An avalanche of snow.
(d) A flood of dammed water into the basement.

2. In the winter, what did Adrian make some money doing?
(a) Delivering mail.
(b) Repairing cars.
(c) Woodworking.
(d) Writing advertisements.

3. Where did the Hoovers put the chicks when they outgrew the incubator?
(a) The larger cabin.
(b) The yard.
(c) The chicken run.
(d) The log cabin.

4. How did Adrian scare off the hunter who had been lurking around the cabin?
(a) He toppled snow on him.
(b) He threatened him.
(c) He confronted him.
(d) He shot at him.

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

6. What did Helen and Adrian Hoover use Helen's check for when it came from the magazine?
(a) Buying a motor for their boat.
(b) Fixing the roof.
(c) Celebrating.
(d) Winter preparations.

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

8. Which is NOT one of the Hoovers' chickens?
(a) Bedelia.
(b) Tulip.
(c) Lester.
(d) Crown Prince.

9. How did Helen and Adrian Hoover work together to fight the fire?
(a) Adrian sprayed with the extinguisher while Helen got the spare extinguisher from the other cabin.
(b) Helen filled the buckets while Adrian threw them on the fire.
(c) Adrian pumped water from the lake while Helen sprayed the hose.
(d) Helen directed while Adrian sprayed with the hose.

10. Who returned to the area as the weather warmed?
(a) Summer home people.
(b) Tourists.
(c) Contractors.
(d) Bears.

11. What animal started to hunt for the animal Helen domesticated?
(a) A wolverine.
(b) A weasel.
(c) A bear.
(d) A fisher.

12. What did Adrian discover after removing snow from the cabin roof?
(a) Mice had used their socks for bedding
(b) Water was leaking into the cabin.
(c) A family of squirrels had nested in the roof.
(d) The roof was rotten.

13. What did Adrian do to accommodate the change in temperature?
(a) Moved the meat next door.
(b) Started gathering bulbs and roots for cooking.
(c) Added extra blankets to the bed at night.
(d) Cut more wood.

14. What did the temperature do when the wind changed in Chapter 6 "Time of Thawing"?
(a) Rose to zero.
(b) Rose to 45º.
(c) Fell to -45º.
(d) Fell to -30º.

15. What arrived with Helen's pension check?
(a) The grocery bill.
(b) A letter from their son.
(c) Legal papers from George Wilson.
(d) A backlog of newspapers and magazines.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Helen say ended with this realization?

2. What did Helen say would let a poor family eat cheaply?

3. When was Adrian looking for his razor?

4. How much was Helen paid for her article?

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

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