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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Hoovers realize as a result of the fire?
(a) They missed the city.
(b) They could never go back to the city now.
(c) They did not need electricity.
(d) They had lost everything.

2. What does Helen say began with this realization?
(a) A new life.
(b) A return to sobriety.
(c) A return to civilization.
(d) A partnership with nature.

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

4. How did Helen's attempts to socialize with the locals tend to go?
(a) She always said the wrong thing.
(b) She repeatedly had confrontations.
(c) She made several good friends.
(d) She slowly gained their confidence and sympathy.

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

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

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

8. What secondary benefit did Adrian's building project have?
(a) It insulated one side of the house.
(b) It would help them carry heavy loads in the snow.
(c) It sheltered the entryway.
(d) It supported the house.

9. Where did the domesticated animal sleep when it came indoors?
(a) In the begonia pot.
(b) Under the sink.
(c) In bed.
(d) Beneath the bed.

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

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

12. How did Adrian's invention's trial run end?
(a) Fine.
(b) It malfunctioned.
(c) It exploded.
(d) It needed small adjustments.

13. What did Adrian create at the beginning of Chapter 8, "A Beginning"?
(a) A chicken coop.
(b) A new notepaper design.
(c) A still.
(d) A new icehouse.

14. What was the first thing Helen and Adrian Hoover created with the mimeograph?
(a) A picture of themselves.
(b) A picture of deer.
(c) Christmas cards.
(d) An advertisement for soap.

15. What project did Helen say she would like to take on?
(a) Writing a Christmas letter.
(b) Writing individual Christmas cards to their friends.
(c) Making stamps for decorating Christmas cards.
(d) Making ice cream.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the winter, what did Adrian make some money doing?

2. What did Helen do in spite of being alarmed?

3. What did Adrian build at the beginning of Chapter 5, "A Snow Scene"?

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

5. What did the Hoovers' visitor complain about?

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