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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What animal let itself into the cabin and hissed at Helen?
(a) A wolverine.
(b) A fisher.
(c) A cat.
(d) A weasel.

4. What piece of equipment did Helen decide would be too costly?
(a) A new stove.
(b) A mimeoscope.
(c) A satellite phone.
(d) A photo enlarger.

5. What did the Hoovers do for evening entertainment?
(a) They played charades.
(b) They would hike into the woods.
(c) They would sing and play guitar.
(d) Adrian read to Helen.

6. How much was Helen paid for her article?
(a) $500.
(b) $50.
(c) $1,000.
(d) $250.

7. How would you describe Helen and Adrian Hoover's state by the time the flames subsided?
(a) Chilled and wet.
(b) Exhilarated.
(c) Desperate.
(d) Invigorated and triumphant.

8. What became popular at the local gift shop?
(a) Helen's cross-stitching.
(b) Helen's crochet work.
(c) Adrian's woodworking.
(d) Adrian's notepaper.

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

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

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

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

13. What did Helen say would let a poor family eat cheaply?
(a) Self-reliance.
(b) Noodles.
(c) Creativity.
(d) Restraint.

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

15. What collapsed under the snow in Chapter 5, "Snow Scene"?
(a) The icehouse roof.
(b) A cedar.
(c) The larger cabin roof.
(d) A neighbor's roof.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Helen's attempts to socialize with the locals tend to go?

2. What piece of equipment was Helen lacking for her project?

3. What occasionally required them to double their fire-fighting efforts?

4. What did Helen and Adrian Hoover do about the incident?

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

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