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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. Why did the photographer show up at the cabin?

2. When was the last time the Hoovers saw Little Bear?

3. Helen was alarmed by _____________.

4. What did Adrian run for a short trial?

5. How would you describe Helen and Adrian Hoover's state by the time the flames subsided?

Short Essay Questions

1. What changes did Helen notice in animal behavior when spring came?

2. What did Adrian do while Helen was creating a mailing list based on responses to the advertisements?

3. What was Helen alarmed by after the workshop fire was put out?

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

5. Describe the scene Helen and Adrian Hoover witnessed with the ermine and the jays.

6. How did Adrian get ice from the lake?

7. What happened when the chicks outgrew their tub?

8. What was the benefit of the structure Adrian built?

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

10. What was the old life the Hoovers left behind?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

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?

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