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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. Who was Blondie?
(a) A bird.
(b) A doe.
(c) A weasel.
(d) A cat.

2. What did Helen begin to plan in Chapter 6 "Time of Thawing"?
(a) Renovations on the larger cabin.
(b) A garden.
(c) A trip to her family.
(d) A trip to the city.

3. Where did the Hoovers put the chicks when they outgrew the incubator?
(a) The larger cabin.
(b) The yard.
(c) The chicken run.
(d) The log cabin.

4. Whom did Helen discover was going out of business?
(a) The oil company.
(b) The supermarket.
(c) The magazine.
(d) The deliveryman.

5. What did Adrian unleash when he was working on the roof?
(a) A flock of birds.
(b) An avalanche of snow.
(c) A flood of profanities.
(d) A flood of dammed water into the basement.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the hunter animal eat when the Hoovers ran out of food for the animals?

2. Who returned to the area as the weather warmed?

3. What did Blondie find in Chapter 5, "Snow Scene"?

4. Where did Helen and Adrian Hoover consider buying food?

5. What building was on fire?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the fire in the workshop start from?

2. What changes did Helen notice in animal behavior when spring came?

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

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

5. How did Adrian's notepaper fare at the gift store?

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

7. Describe the scene Helen and Adrian Hoover witnessed with the ermine and the jays.

8. What was the old life the Hoovers left behind?

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

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

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