1. Where does Jorgen Hoel's youngest son begin working after he grows up?
(a) The home of his Uncle Walter.
(b) The County Jail.
(c) The State Penitentiary.
(d) The County Assessor's Office.

2. What company does Neelay create, named after redwood trees?
(a) Adrian.
(b) Digit-Arts.
(c) Penelope.
(d) Sempervirens.

3. What does the Greek word "xenia" translate to in English (498)?
(a) The afterlife.
(b) World tree.
(c) The underworld.
(d) Guest-friendship.

4. Who proposes to Patricia Westerford?
(a) Ron Chernow.
(b) Dennis Ward.
(c) John Muir.
(d) David Watkins.

5. How old is Jorgen Hoel when the draft goes out in 1863?
(a) 19.
(b) 33.
(c) 29.
(d) 39.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Seeds," the narrator states that "As Neelay has learned with the greatest pain: Life has a way of talking to the future. It's called" what (482)?

2. When does Patricia Westerford begin working with the Bureau of Land Management?

3. How much money have Dorothy and Ray spent on fertility treatments for the past several years, according to the narrator in "Trunk"?

4. What is another name for the maidenhair tree?

5. Who wrote Obedience to Authority: An Experimental View?

(see the answer key)

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