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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. Where did Helen and Adrian Hoover consider buying food?
(a) Chicago.
(b) John Anderson's.
(c) Sven and Hilda's.
(d) Across the lake.

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

3. Who showed up after Helen and Adrian Hoover put out the fire?
(a) An FBI agent.
(b) A policeman.
(c) Someone from the weather service.
(d) A fireman.

4. What weather event became common through the summer?
(a) Thunderstorms.
(b) Extremely hot days.
(c) Hurricanes.
(d) Tornadoes.

5. What did Helen create at the beginning of Chapter 8, "A Beginning"?
(a) A list of relatives to ask for help.
(b) A mailing list.
(c) A list of magazines to submit to.
(d) A grocery list.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the Hoovers leave out for the animal that scared off the squirrels?

3. What did the butcher throw in with their order?

4. What collapsed under the snow in Chapter 5, "Snow Scene"?

5. What secondary benefit did Adrian's building project have?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened when the chicks outgrew their tub?

3. How did the Hoovers come to stock up on groceries?

4. What did the Hoovers do when they got their mimeograph?

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

6. How did the warmer temperatures change Helen and Adrian Hoover's routines?

7. What interactions did the Hoovers have with the fishers?

8. What did the FBI want when they came to see the Hoovers?

9. What was Helen's relationship with the locals like?

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

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