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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 Helen create at the beginning of Chapter 8, "A Beginning"?

2. What did Adrian build at the beginning of Chapter 5, "A Snow Scene"?

3. What did Helen and Adrian Hoover do about the incident?

4. Whom did Helen discover was going out of business?

5. How much was Helen paid for her article?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened when the chicks outgrew their tub?

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

4. What did the fire in the workshop start from?

5. What realization did Helen come to after the workshop burned?

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

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

8. How did Adrian get ice from the lake?

9. Who was Blondie?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Read the first chapter of Thoreau's Walden. Compare and contrast the Hoovers' book with Walden. How are they similar? How are they different? Are the Hoovers undertaking the same project as Thoreau?

Essay Topic 2

Write a personality sketch of the author based on her style and content. What values does she hold dear? What are her hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think she is? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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