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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 did the psychiatrist say isolation would do for Adrian?
(a) Give him courage to return to his work.
(b) Let him relax outside the city.
(c) Let him sleep.
(d) Free him from pathogens.

2. What did Adrian say he would use as a freezer?
(a) The larger cabin.
(b) The barrel stove.
(c) The attic.
(d) The cellar.

3. Helen said that she wanted to deal humanely with ______________.
(a) The bedbugs.
(b) The mouse infestation.
(c) The neighbors.
(d) Her writing.

4. What did Helen find when she woke from her nap after the accident?
(a) She had injured her ribs.
(b) She couldn't see.
(c) She had a concussion.
(d) Her knees were injured.

5. What position were the Hoovers in with regard to insurance after the accident?
(a) They have to pay for repairs.
(b) They are covered after paying a $500 deductible.
(c) The other driver's insurance will cover repairs.
(d) They are covered.

Short Answer Questions

1. What damage did the storm do?

2. What was Helen surprised by when she got to town?

3. What did Helen watch after the wood loading was finished?

4. What created the jarring sensation Helen felt during the rainstorm?

5. What did the Hoovers use after their air-tight stove nearly melted?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the mice the Hoovers found.

2. How was Helen inspired by Jacques Plessis?

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

4. What happened to give the Hoovers an excuse to spend a long time in the cabin?

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

6. What happened to Helen in the car accident?

7. How did the Hoovers practically asphyxiate themselves?

8. Describe how Helen and Adrian Hoover got the oil drum to the house.

9. How did the Hoovers stay warm through the winter?

10. What had John Anderson done while the Hoovers were in Chicago?

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