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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 much did the Hoovers' food order weigh?

2. What was Adrian concerned about as the temperature began to fluctuate?

3. What improvement did Adrian make to the cabin?

4. Where did Helen and Adrian Hoover consider buying food?

5. What did Adrian run for a short trial?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was the Hoovers' first source of income from the cabin?

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

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

6. How did the warmer temperatures change Helen and Adrian Hoover's routines?

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

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

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

10. How did Adrian's notepaper fare at the gift store?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

What was the Hoovers' relation with the local people? Were they like settlers, taking land from the locals? Or were they refugees displaced from the city to the country? Were they returning home in some way?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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