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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 describe the foreman who brought their meat?

2. What was the extent of the damage to the Hoovers' car?

3. What animal did Helen have to drive out of the basement in Adrian's absence?

4. What did John Anderson assure Helen and Adrian Hoover he would do?

5. Where was the guest cabin Helen and Adrian Hoover stayed at?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to the lawsuit from George Wilson?

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

3. How did the Hoovers practically asphyxiate themselves?

4. What happened to Adrian in the accident?

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

6. What happened to the airtight stove?

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

8. What happened to the cabin during the rainstorm?

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

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

To what degree is this book internally consistent? How much does it follow the rules it lays out? Where does it break from its own logic or skip over things that you would think should be covered?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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