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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. What did the Hoovers' visitor complain about?

2. What were the Hoovers doing when they discovered a fire in Chapter 8, "A Beginning"?

3. What spot did Little Bear occupy?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Adrian get ice from the lake?

3. Who was Walter?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define the importance of writing to the Hoovers. Was Helen a writer when she went into the woods? Did being in the woods make her a writer? Did she go to the woods to become a writer, or was she finally able to write out the things that had always been inside her?

Essay Topic 2

How would you evaluate the Hoovers' experiment in country living? Was it a success? According to what criteria? Was it a failure? Define your terms and use passages from the book to support your argument.

Essay Topic 3

Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?

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