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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 Adrian do to accommodate the change in temperature?

2. What animal let itself into the cabin and hissed at Helen?

3. What did the temperature do when the wind changed in Chapter 6 "Time of Thawing"?

4. How did the Hoovers put the fire out?

5. How much did the Hoovers' food order weigh?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened when Adrian went up to remove snow and ice from the roof?

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

4. What happened when the chicks outgrew their tub?

5. How did the Hoovers come to stock up on groceries?

6. What happened to the Hoovers' chickens?

7. What was Helen's relationship with the locals like?

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

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

10. How did the Hoovers pass the time during the long winter nights?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Assess the value of the statement that Helen and Adrian Hoover were running away from civilization, not running toward nature. What parts of civilization were they trying to get away from? What parts of nature drew them positively?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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