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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. Who was Carl Johnson?

2. Who gave the Hoovers the lead they followed?

3. How long was Helen's initial leave for?

4. What trait of Jacques Plessis inspired Helen?

5. Helen said that she wanted to deal humanely with ______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the psychiatrist tell Helen?

2. What did Hilda and Sven say when they left for the season?

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

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

5. Describe the first cabin the Hoovers bought.

6. What happened to the airtight stove?

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

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

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

10. What happened to Helen in the car accident?

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

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 3

Define the government's role in 'A Place in the Woods.' How did the Unites States government figure into Helen and Adrian Hoover's lives while they were in the woods?

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