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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. How did Helen and Adrian Hoover nearly asphyxiate themselves in the cabin?

2. What did George Wilson tell Helen and Adrian Hoover about the lawsuit he filed?

3. Who were Sven and Hilda Peterson?

4. What was Helen surprised by when she got to town?

5. What trait of Jacques Plessis inspired Helen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to the lawsuit from George Wilson?

2. What opportunity did the Hoovers see in the basement?

3. What surprised Helen when she and Adrian went to town?

4. What happened to Adrian in the accident?

5. Who are the Larimers, and what did the Hoovers have to do with them?

6. What was Adrian's plan for making money, and what happened to his plan?

7. What did the sheriff decide about the car accident?

8. What had John Anderson done while the Hoovers were in Chicago?

9. How did the Hoovers stay warm through the winter?

10. What stress did the moving truck present Helen and Adrian Hoover with?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Make a time line that covers the time span of the book. What important events took place? Mark events along different themes such as money, nature, culture, etc. Where are the key moments?

Essay Topic 2

How would you characterize the epiphanies in 'A Place in the Woods'? What did Helen and Adrian Hoover draw near to? Nature? Humanity? What led up to their moments of union? Where were they when they returned to themselves?

Essay Topic 3

What was the Hoovers' relation with the local people? Were they like settlers, taking land from the locals? Or were they refugees displaced from the city to the country? Were they returning home in some way?

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