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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 and Adrian Hoover's response to George Wilson's suit?
(a) They filed a countersuit.
(b) They settled.
(c) They threatened George Wilson with a countersuit.
(d) They ignored his suit.

2. What was Helen surprised by when she got to town?
(a) Everything was closed.
(b) The sights and sounds of civilization.
(c) Everyone already knew who she and Adrian were.
(d) The friendliness of strangers.

3. What damage did the storm do?
(a) Flooded the basement.
(b) Started a river through the living room.
(c) Pulled off some of the roof.
(d) Flooded the upstairs bedrooms.

4. 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) At home in the wilderness.
(d) Terrified of the winter.

5. What was the driver of the other car afraid of?
(a) Being sent to jail.
(b) Having hurt anyone.
(c) Embarrassing himself.
(d) Not being able to afford repairs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Helen impressed by after the accident?

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

3. What trait of Jacques Plessis inspired Helen?

4. What did George Wilson tell Helen and Adrian Hoover about the lawsuit he filed?

5. Whom did the Hoovers get a nasty letter from at the end of Section 2 of Chapter 4 "...And its aftermath"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the damage to the Hoovers' car?

3. What happened to Adrian in the accident?

4. What were the Hoovers' positions before the moved to the cabin?

5. Describe the mice the Hoovers found.

6. How was Helen inspired by Jacques Plessis?

7. What was Helen's experience when Adrian was getting mail?

8. What mishaps did Helen and Adrian Hoover have on moving into the cabin?

9. What happened to the airtight stove?

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

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