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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Against what kind of tree is the woman leaning in the beginning of "Roots"?
(a) A pine tree.
(b) A palm tree.
(c) A cedar tree.
(d) A locust tree.

2. In what California town does Olivia observe protesters on television who are trying to protect the trees?
(a) Solace.
(b) Paradise.
(c) Eureka.
(d) Arcata.

3. Where does John Hoel send his film to be developed after buying his first camera?
(a) New York.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Des Moines.
(d) Los Angeles.

4. About how long does Nick Hoel describe his "tree period" in "Trunk"?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 6 years.
(d) 9 years.

5. How does Olivia Vandergriff die?
(a) She has a stroke.
(b) She is electrocuted.
(c) She has an aneurysm.
(d) She is drowned.

6. Who takes Neelay's coding notes at school?
(a) His English teacher.
(b) His Latin teacher.
(c) His Algebra teacher.
(d) His Biology teacher.

7. What crops do Jorgen Hoel and his wife plant in their first season in Iowa?
(a) Almonds, apples, and pears.
(b) Corn, beans, and potatoes.
(c) Rice, beans, and wheat.
(d) Strawberries and hops.

8. Whom does Jorgen Hoel marry?
(a) Patricia Westerford.
(b) Vi Powys.
(c) Olivia Vandergriff.
(d) Mimi Ma.

9. What is the answer to the following question posed to Patty by her father in "Patricia Westerford"? "If you carved your name four feet high in the bark of a beech tree, how high would it be after half a century" (113)?
(a) 5 feet.
(b) 4 feet.
(c) 10 feet.
(d) 6 feet.

10. What is Patricia Westerford's father's profession?
(a) He is a patent lawyer.
(b) He is a pharmacist.
(c) He is a medical assistant.
(d) He is an ag extension agent.

11. Where do the trees travel to from Birnam Wood in Macbeth?
(a) Dunsinane.
(b) Glasgow.
(c) Iverness.
(d) Edinburgh.

12. Which child of Jorgen Hoel's kills a chestnut tree by stripping its leaves to use as play money?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Roger.
(c) George.
(d) John.

13. Where does the chestnut tree blight begin, according to the author in "Nicholas Hoel"?
(a) The Bronx Zoo.
(b) The Audubon Zoo.
(c) The Boston Zoo.
(d) The St. Louis Zoo.

14. In how much time do Ray Brinkman and Dorothy Cazaly walk 500 miles of the Appalachian Trail?
(a) 43 days.
(b) 16 days.
(c) 28 days.
(d) 20 days.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Neelay become paralyzed?

2. The book of photographs of the tree that Nick Hoel shows Olivia spans how many years of the tree's life?

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 birthday is Dorothy looking forward to next Friday in "Trunk"?

5. When was the Richmond Cemetery established?

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