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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 became popular at the local gift shop?
(a) Helen's crochet work.
(b) Adrian's notepaper.
(c) Adrian's woodworking.
(d) Helen's cross-stitching.

2. What animal let itself into the cabin and hissed at Helen?
(a) A fisher.
(b) A weasel.
(c) A cat.
(d) A wolverine.

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

4. Who returned to the area as the weather warmed?
(a) Contractors.
(b) Tourists.
(c) Summer home people.
(d) Bears.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hilda offer to Hoover in Chapter 5, "Snow Scene"?

2. Where did the domesticated animal sleep when it came indoors?

3. What craft did Helen work on in the evenings?

4. In what way did Adrian take pity on the animal that was hunting the domesticated animal?

5. What scattered the squirrels Helen was watching?

Short Essay Questions

1. What realization did Helen come to after the workshop burned?

2. Describe the chimney fire.

3. What animals did the Hoovers see near their cabin?

4. What happened when the chicks outgrew their tub?

5. What was Helen alarmed by after the workshop fire was put out?

6. What did Adrian do while Helen was creating a mailing list based on responses to the advertisements?

7. What was the Hoovers' first source of income from the cabin?

8. How did Helen and Adrian Hoover avoid having to sell one of their cabins?

9. How did Helen find she had oriented herself in time?

10. How did the Hoovers try to get animals close to the cabin?

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