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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 do when the Larimers refused their request?

2. What did the Hoovers use after their air-tight stove nearly melted?

3. What did Adrian suggest they do until they could get an oil stove?

4. What was Helen Hoover's job?

5. What did Helen and Adrian Hoover use to cool down their stove when it was overheating?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the first cabin the Hoovers bought.

2. What events surrounded the Hoovers' decision to stay in the cabin?

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

4. What mishaps did Helen and Adrian Hoover have on moving into the cabin?

5. Describe how Helen and Adrian Hoover got the oil drum to the house.

6. What modification did Adrian make to the log roller?

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

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

9. What happened to the cabin during the rainstorm?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Assess the statement that the Hoovers' experience is the blueprint for a new society. Were the Hoovers doing something other people could follow? Or, were they just doing what they themselves thought was the right thing?

Essay Topic 2

Assess the extent to which the Hoovers are American in their project. In what ways are they fulfilling an American promise? In what way might they be running from American promises?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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