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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Helen suggest they could make a living?
(a) Advertising.
(b) Writing for magazines.
(c) Real estate scams.
(d) Farming.

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

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

4. What does Helen say ended with this realization?
(a) Their old life.
(b) Their hope of living in the woods.
(c) Their commitment to a new world.
(d) Their faith in nature.

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

6. What did the Hoovers use their money to buy in Chapter 5, "Snow Scene"?
(a) Ground beef and bacon.
(b) Paints and paper.
(c) Envelopes and stamps.
(d) A mimeograph.

7. What did Helen do in spite of being alarmed?
(a) Went to bed.
(b) Went for a swim.
(c) Chased down stray sparks.
(d) Started clearing out the building.

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

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

10. What windfall did Helen and Adrian Hoover get at the beginning of spring?
(a) Checks from relatives.
(b) A refund on their taxes.
(c) A bank error in their favor.
(d) A refund from the oil company.

11. What surprise did Helen get when she looked at her finances?
(a) There was a lot less than she expected.
(b) They had more left over than she expected.
(c) They were deep in debt.
(d) Their expenses through the winter had used all their savings.

12. Adrian converted the ice house to ______________.
(a) A refrigerator.
(b) A chicken coop for winter.
(c) A store house.
(d) A root cellar.

13. What did Helen and Adrian Hoover do about the incident?
(a) Spent hours cleaning up.
(b) Laughed.
(c) Called the ambulance.
(d) Phoned a contractor.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Adrian discover after removing snow from the cabin roof?

2. What arrived with Helen's pension check?

3. What did Helen begin to plan in Chapter 6 "Time of Thawing"?

4. What did Helen's creation remind Adrian of?

5. What did Helen create at the beginning of Chapter 8, "A Beginning"?

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