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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 Helen's creation remind Adrian of?
(a) His mother.
(b) His grandmother's cooking.
(c) The feasts they had when Helen's parents were still alive.
(d) Holidays.

2. What did the Hoovers realize as a result of the fire?
(a) They had lost everything.
(b) They could never go back to the city now.
(c) They did not need electricity.
(d) They missed the city.

3. What caught fire in the cabin?
(a) The dining room table.
(b) The window curtains.
(c) The stove.
(d) The chimney.

4. Helen was alarmed by _____________.
(a) Adrian's despair.
(b) Adrian's bumps and bruises.
(c) Adrian's giddiness.
(d) Adrian's cuts and burns.

5. How long did Helen and Adrian Hoover spend fighting the fire?
(a) Minutes.
(b) All day.
(c) Hours.
(d) Days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tried to scare off the animal that scared off the squirrels?

2. In what mode is this book written?

3. What did the temperature do when the wind changed in Chapter 6 "Time of Thawing"?

4. What did the Hoovers do for evening entertainment?

5. What did Helen order with her mimeograph?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who was Walter?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Describe the chimney fire.

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

(see the answer keys)

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