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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 would you describe the quantity of Christmas cards the Hoovers received?

2. What piece of equipment was Helen lacking for her project?

3. What did the butcher throw in with their order?

4. What does Helen say ended with this realization?

5. What did the hunter animal eat when the Hoovers ran out of food for the animals?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Helen and Adrian put out the fire in the workshop?

2. How did the Hoovers try to get animals close to the cabin?

3. What happened when the chicks outgrew their tub?

4. What did the FBI want when they came to see the Hoovers?

5. How did Adrian get ice from the lake?

6. How did Helen and Adrian Hoover avoid having to sell one of their cabins?

7. What interactions did the Hoovers have with the fishers?

8. How did Helen find she had oriented herself in time?

9. Who was Blondie?

10. Why did the chickens end up in the cabin with Helen and Adrian?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do you think the Hoovers' exercise will play out, based on what Helen Hoover wrote in the book? How long do you think they will last? What evidence does the book give of underlying feelings that would take them back to civilization, or running away from nature?

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

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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