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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is NOT one of the Hoovers' chickens?

2. What improvement did Adrian make to the cabin?

3. What name did Helen give this animal?

4. When was Adrian looking for his razor?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did the Hoovers pass the time during the long winter nights?

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

5. What happened to the Hoovers' chickens?

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

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

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

9. What happened when Adrian went up to remove snow and ice from the roof?

10. Who was Walter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the setting and characterizations of nature. What role does nature play in 'A Place in the Woods'? Does Helen Hoover humanize the animals? What is the range of representations of nature?

Essay Topic 2

How do you think the Hoovers' exercise will play out, based on what Helen Hoover wrote in the book? How long do you think they will last? What evidence does the book give of underlying feelings that would take them back to civilization, or running away from nature?

Essay Topic 3

Assess the value of the statement that Helen and Adrian Hoover were running away from civilization, not running toward nature. What parts of civilization were they trying to get away from? What parts of nature drew them positively?

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