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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 was Helen surprised by when she got to town?

2. What created the jarring sensation Helen felt during the rainstorm?

3. Where did the Hoovers dine after returning to the cabin?

4. What were conditions like when Helen and Adrian Hoover returned to the cabin after the storm?

5. What had Jacques Plessis not been able to find?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the Hoovers' positions before the moved to the cabin?

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

3. What was Helen's experience when Adrian was getting mail?

4. What happened to the lawsuit from George Wilson?

5. What happened to Helen in the car accident?

6. What was Helen's experience with the squirrels?

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

8. What happened to give the Hoovers an excuse to spend a long time in the cabin?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define the relationship between civilization and nature in Helen and Adrian Hoovers' eyes. Is it an either-or relationship? Is it a series of shifting contradictions? Is it a battle? A progression from nature to civilization?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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