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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 George Wilson ultimately want from the Hoovers?

2. What trait of Jacques Plessis inspired Helen?

3. Who was Carl Johnson?

4. What did Jacques Plessis offer the Hoovers?

5. What did Helen feel about living in the cabin when Adrian went to get the mail at the end of Section 4 "...And its aftermath"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What happened to Helen in the car accident?

7. What animal visitor did Helen and Adrian Hoover have in the basement?

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

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

10. What happened to the cabin during the rainstorm?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?

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

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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