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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Helen impressed by after the accident?
(a) How angry the other driver got.
(b) How little damage there was.
(c) How much damage resulted from the crash.
(d) How the locals rallied around her and Adrian.

2. How did the Hoovers feel when the delivery truck arrived?
(a) Homesick.
(b) Short on space.
(c) Kingly and expansive with so much space.
(d) Disoriented seeing their things in the cabin.

3. Helen asked her boss for _____________after Adrian's operation.
(a) A raise.
(b) A year off.
(c) A promotion.
(d) A home health aide.

4. What did Adrian suggest they do until they could get an oil stove?
(a) Use wood.
(b) Bundle up.
(c) Exercise to keep warm.
(d) Move back to Chicago.

5. What did Helen feel about living in the cabin when Adrian went to get the mail at the end of Section 4 "...And its aftermath"?
(a) Nostalgic for the city.
(b) Dwarfed by the extent of the woods and the cold.
(c) Terrified of the winter.
(d) At home in the wilderness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What state was the other driver in after the accident?

2. What was Helen afraid of when she heard that George Wilson was suing her and Adrian?

3. What did Helen and Adrian Hoover use to cool down their stove when it was overheating?

4. What did Adrian tell Helen about the large cabin when they were trying to conserve wood?

5. What was Sven's recommendation after the storm?

Short Essay Questions

1. What opportunity did the Hoovers see in the basement?

2. What animal visitor did Helen and Adrian Hoover have in the basement?

3. How was Helen inspired by Jacques Plessis?

4. What did the sheriff decide about the car accident?

5. Who are the Larimers, and what did the Hoovers have to do with them?

6. Describe the first cabin the Hoovers bought.

7. What did the psychiatrist tell Helen?

8. What was Helen's experience with the squirrels?

9. What was Adrian's plan for making money, and what happened to his plan?

10. What events surrounded the Hoovers' decision to stay in the cabin?

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