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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 the Hoovers realize as a result of the fire?

2. In the winter, what did Adrian make some money doing?

3. What surprise did Helen get when she looked at her finances?

4. How did the change in temperature change Helen and Adrian Hoover's routine?

5. What did Adrian do to accommodate the change in temperature?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to the Hoovers' chickens?

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

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

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

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

6. Describe the chimney fire.

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were the political and cultural contexts for the Hoovers' flight to the woods? What was going on when they were taking off? How were other people expressing the desire to live in a different society?

Essay Topic 2

How would you characterize the epiphanies in 'A Place in the Woods'? What did Helen and Adrian Hoover draw near to? Nature? Humanity? What led up to their moments of union? Where were they when they returned to themselves?

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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